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BENEFICIAL BUGS

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

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

SCORPION

• 2000 species of scorpions around the world wait for days in one spot waiting for their prey to come by.
• They grab the prey, which is usually roaches or crickets, with their pincers and then make them defenseless with the stinger.
• Nature controls them with snakes or just clean up the prey so they don't have any food to go after.
• My cat likes to catch them and eats the tails.
• Spread DE (diatomaceous earth) around the house.

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 BUGS

• Above feeding on Mexican bean beetle larvae


• 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

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

• 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

WHEEL BUG

• The wheel bug has characteristic dorsal armor, shaped like a wheel or cog.
• They are predators upon soft-bodied insects such as caterpillars, japanese beetles, etc., which they pierce with their beak in order to inject salivary fluids that dissolve soft tissue.
• Wheel bugs are common in eastern North America.

WHITEFLY PREDATORY BEETLE

• Used in only high populations of whiteflies


• A beetle in development for whitefly control

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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