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BENEFICIAL BUGS

[Robber Flies] ROBBER FLY

  • Larvae prey on other insect larvae as they grow up in the soil or damp wood

  • Adults feed on grasshoppers, leafhoppers, wasps, dragonflies, beetles, bees, other flies, and many other insects

  • Sizes are about 3/8 to 1 1/8 inch

  • They are hairy bodied with a long tapering abdomen that are segemented, are usually gray to black

  • Their legs are strong, make for easy grabbing of their prey


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    [Rove Beetle] ROVE BEETLES

  • Feed mainly on aphids, mites, nematodes, slugs, snails and flies

  • Range in size from 1/10 to 1 inch

  • These black or brown beetles have wings that are short

  • They also aid in the breakdown of organic matter


  • [Soldier Beetle] SOLDIER BEETLES

  • These beetles feed on cucumber beetles, aphids, caterpillars, grasshopper eggs and other insects and their eggs

  • Soldier beetles are a slender, elongated, relatively flat insects

  • Range from 1/3 to 1/2 inches long

  • Some species will have bright colors or markings in their back but mainly brown to black in color

  • Larvae are flat with a velvety appearance


  • [Spined Soldier Bug] SPINED SOLDIER BUGS

  • Are sometimes confused with stink bugs which are real garden pests

  • These bugs feed on pest varieties of caterpillars and beetle larvae

  • They are usually about 1/2 inch long


  • [Spider] SPIDERS

  • ALL SPIDERS ARE INSECT EATERS

  • Some weave webs and some don't to catch their prey

  • In North America, only the Brown Recluse and Black Widow are considered harmful to man


  • [Tachnid Fly] TACHNID FLY

  • Look like house flies and are 1/3 to 1/2 inch long

  • They may be brown, gray or black in color

  • They are predators of pest caterpillars including cutworms, codling moths, tent caterpillars, cabbage loopers and gypsy moth larvae


  • TRICHOGRAMMA

  • With a wingspread of 1/50th of an inch, is among smallest of insects

  • A favorite to use around crops like cotton, corn, tomatoes, avocados, walnuts, pecans, apples and alfalfa

  • They go after the larvae stages of both moths and butterflies which eat foliage off the plants

  • Tiny parasite attacks eggs of more than 200 types of insect pests! Click here


    WHITEFLY PREDATORY BEETLE

  • Used in only high populations of whiteflies

  • A beetle in development for whitefly control


  • [Yellow Jacket] YELLOW JACKET

  • They are beneficial as a predator of caterpillars, flies and beetle grubs

  • Adult yellow jackets are about 1/2 to 3/4 inch in length

  • Their sting is feared for good reason because of allergic reactions


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