Taxonomy

Domain	Eukarya
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass	Pterygota
Infraclass	Neoptera
Superorder	Paraneoptera
Order	Hemiptera
Suborder	Heteroptera
Infraorder	Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily	Lygaeoidea
Family	Geocoridae
Subfamily	Geocorinae
Genus	Geocoris

Scientific Name

Geocoris punctipes

Common Name

bigeyed bugs

Introduction

Identification

Biology

As a biological control

Big-eyed bugs (Geocoris spp.) are predatory seed bugs that feed on a wide variety of insects, including aphids, soft-bodied insect larvae, and insect eggs. Several species are native to the region. Geocoris punctipes appears to be the species that has been commercially available.

Commercial Suppliers

No sources for this insect were found in 2007; suppliers were noted in the 2002 survey