This species has one generation a year. Adults can be found from July to September. These bugs are almost completely predators and are also cannibalistic. They mainly feed on aphids and other small insects. They can be found on various plants, especially on nettles, but also on Rubus, Cytisus and Thistles. Trees are preferred to shrubs, including fruit trees, but they are also rarely found on conifers such as pine (Pinus), larches (Larix) and junipers.Ekkehard Wachmann, Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: Bugs. Volume 2: Cimicomorpha: Microphysidae, Miridae - Goecke & Evers, Keltern 2006, , S. 43 ff.
