Miridae contains the plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs, and may also be known as capsid bugs. It is the largest family of true bugs belonging to the suborder Heteroptera, with over 10,000 known species and new ones constantly being described.
When most people talk about shieldbugs it is this family that they are referring to. In some countries Pentatomidae can be serious pests, but in the UK they cause little damage, and some of the predatory species such as Picromus bidens are a biological control of leaf beetle and moth larvae.
A family of Hemiptera bugs commonly known as firebugs. Some species of which are crop pests. They are called cotton stainers because their red bodies get crushed along with the cotton they eat when it is harvested, and these stains are difficult to remove.
