Type and spatial distribution of food supplements impact population development and dispersal of the omnivore predator Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur) (Hemiptera: Miridae)

► The impact of various food supplements on the population development and dispersal of M. pygmaeus was studied. ► Higher populations were registered after providing Ephestia kuehniella eggs. ► Higher dispersal was obtained when the moth eggs were sprinkled over all the plants in a row. ► Providing E. kuehniella eggs will result in increased population build-up of M. pygmaeus.