Strawberry is an important specialty crop grown in Florida. Recently, chilli thrips, Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), have become a significant threat to Florida strawberry production. Pesticide applications are not always recommended because of the development of insecticidal resistance. Biological control can be a viable control option for this pest. However, the management of using predatory bug Say (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) has never been explored in strawberries. Therefore, this study's aim was to evaluate the predation efficacy of through daily consumption rate and the functional response while preying on . The results suggest that adult has a significantly higher daily consumption rate than fifth-instar nymphs when feeding on both life stages of . A Type II functional response was expressed by when feeding on larval and adult indicating that the predation rate can increase with the prey density before it reaches a saturation point. The attack rates (a) and prey handling time (T) were also computed on second-instar larvae and adult , respectively. The results indicate that can be used as an augmentation biocontrol agent for management in strawberries.
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