What is this beneficial insect? | Ladybug larvae |
What is this beneficial insect? | Adult lady beetle |
What do lady beetles eat? | Feed on aphids, aphid eggs, soft-bodied larvae, mites, scale insects. |
What is this beneficial insect? | Asian lady beetle |
What do Asian lady beetles eat? | Aphids, scale insects |
What is this beneficial insect? | Seven-spotted lady beetle |
What do seven-spotted lady beetles eat? | Aphids |
What is this beneficial insect? | Twelve-spotted lady beetle |
What do twelve-spotted lady beetles eat? | Aphids, mites, eggs, small larvae, plant pollen |
What is this beneficial insect? | Damsel bug |
What do damsel bugs eat? | Aphids, eggs, soft-body larvae, potato leafhoppers, mites, plant bugs |
What is this beneficial insect? | Lacewing larvae |
What do lacewing larvae eat? | Aphids (primarily), insect eggs, other small soft-bodied insects. |
True or false: The green adult lacewing does not eat insects, but feeds on pollen and aphid honeydew. | True |
What is this beneficial insect? | Adult brown lacewing |
What do adult brown lacewings eat? | Aphids, eggs, soft-bodied insects |
What is this beneficial insect? | Ground beetle |
What do ground beetles eat? | Both larvae and adults are important predators of caterpillars/other soft-bodied insects |
What is this beneficial insect? | Insidious flower bug |
What do insidious flower bugs eat? | Spider mites, aphids, small caterpillars, insect eggs |