Mirid Identification Resources

Below you will find details to assist with identifying some key mirid species. The focus is distinguishing between Dicyphus hesperus, a beneficial mirid, and Nesidiocoris tenuis, a pest mirid. This material was presented in the Tools of the Trade Workshop at the 2025 Canadian Greenhouse Conference.

These PDF’s can be downloaded and used as reference material. They can be printed on letter size paper.

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Nesi Scouting Sheets

three green mirid bugs on a green tomato leaf and stem

Below you will find scouting sheets to assist with detection of Nesidiocoris tenuis on three different crops.

These PDF’s can be downloaded and used as reference material. They can be printed on legal size paper.

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