[Aim]  To assess the potential of using Pangia sababensis as a biological control for Bemisia tabaci. [Methods]  The number of eggs, 1st-4th instar nymphs and adults of B. tabaci consumed by adult P. sababensis were recorded under laboratory conditions. The functional response, search efficiency, and density-dependent interference, were also calculated. [Results]  The functional response of adult P. sababensis to B. tabaci eggs, 1st-4th instar nymphs and   pseudopupae, conformed to the Holling Ⅱ type. This suggests that adult P. sababensis are effective predators of B. tabaci. Our results indicate that P. sababensis has a high predatory capacity for different developmental stages of B. tabaci, and that predation rates increase with prey density. However, the increase in predation rate declined at higher prey densities. Adult    P. sababensis were most efficient searching for eggs and least efficient searching for 4th instar nymphs. Processing time was the shortest for eggs and longest for pupae. Furthermore, search efficiency increased with temperature within the range of 15-30 ℃. [Conclusion]  P. sababensis is an efficient predator of B. tabaci and has the potential to be an effective biological control for this pest. Temperature, however, has a significant effect on its predatory efficiency. In addition, at a given prey density, the predation rate and search efficiency of P. sababensis declined with increasing conspecific density. These results provide a scientific basis for utilizing P. sababensis as a biological control for B. tabaci.