32281233 2 Biondi A, Zappalà L, Di Mauro A. Can alternative host plant and prey affect phytophagy and biological control by the zoophytophagous mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis? 1) in Europe, have motivated biocontrol practitioners in other regions to explore native or naturalized mirids for the control not only of these two pests (Roda et al. [23]; van Lenteren et al. [29]) but also of other pests such as the tomato psyllid I Bactericera cockerelli i (Sulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) (Pérez-Aguilar et al. [17]). Although ZP have an important role in crop protection, the phytophagy of some species may limit their use as biocontrol agents or, at times, even cause a ZP species to be considered pest (Moerkens et al. [14]). Zoophytophagous predators (ZP) display an omnivorous behavior and feed on both plants and arthropods (Coll and Guershon [6]). [Extracted from the article]