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Earwig Assassin Bug Minute Pirate Bug Predatory Mite Lacewing Predatory Thrips MINUTE PIRATE BUG EARWIG Earwigs are omnivorous Minute pirate bugs are efficient insects that are easy to predators on small arthropods recognize because of their well and upon the eggs and early developed cerci or pinchers.. instars of larger arthropods. Adults range in size between They are between 1.5-6 mm in 12-16 mm. They can feed on length and are actively used in pest insects including aphids, commercial biological control. spiders, catepillar pupae, leaf beetle eggs, and scale insects. Conserving their habitat of white and yellow flowers is a They can also feed on dahlia, carnation, and some ripe fruit. good way to encourage their presence. Its predatory habits generally offset its plant feeding behavior. ASSASSIN BUG PREDATORY MITE Assassin bugs were named Mites are mostly invisible to the because of the fierce way that human eye but predatory species some attack their prey. They offer significant control and are vary in size and shape, but actively used in commercial range between 3-40 mm in biological control. Adults are length. All are predatory and about 0.1 mm in length. They feed on many pest insects are extremely important in including grasshoppers, caterpillars and several different controlling plant feeding mites. flies. LACEWING PREDATORY THRIPS Lacewings undergo complete While many thrips are known metamorphosis in which there are as plant pests, there are several four stages including egg, larvae, species and at least two pupae and adult. While many families which naturally prey adults feed only on pollen, it is on other pest insects including the larval stage that is known as a other thrips, scales, lace bugs, voracious predator of soft bodied aphids, whiteflies and mites. insects including aphids. Many Like other thrips, they range between 0.5-3mm in length. females lay their eggs on stalks to minimize cannibalism. ROVE BEETLE PREDATORY STINK BUG Adult rove beetles are small A majority of Stink bugs are slender beetles that are pest species. However, unlike usually brown or black. They pest species, spined soldier range in size between 3- bug adults have a distinctive 35mm. The larvae are active dark line on the membranous feeders and can help control tip of each forewing that may root maggot eggs and pupae. form one dark streak when They also feed on other small soft bodied insects. You can the wing tips overlap. They find rove beetles under rocks, near water, under compost can consume caterpillars, beetle larvae and eggs. They are and near decaying debris typically 8.5-13mm in length. LADY BEETLE ROBBER FLY Lady beetles are the most Adult robber flies have a visible and best known of the distinctive appearance with a generalist predators. There are heavily developed thorax and are over 450 species in North aggressive predators. They range America. They vary in shape between 12-18mm and are usually and size but are typically oval gray to brown in color. They are and dome shaped. Lady beetles tend to favor aphids for true generalists and will attack a consumption.They can be very efficient with sufficient pest diverse number of insects. densities but this may cause some crop damage. GROUND BEETLE BIG EYED BUG Ground beetles consume soil- Named affectionately for their large dwelling beetles and fly eggs, larvae eyes, these bugs can feed on mites, and pupae. They also prey upon insect eggs, small insects and caterpillars and other soft bodied larvae. They are typically about insects. They are typically dark 3mm in length and vary in color colored with a metallic sheen and are from black and white to tan. They usually fast movers. They range in size between 3-25mm. can be observed in weedy areas as they search for a source of pollen. MEALYBUG DESTROYER SYRPHID FLY These are small lady beetles which feed on Syrphid flies, also known as mealybugs and other sap hover flies, are abundant in sucking insects. They are many environments and generally less than 4mm in only feed on pollen as length. They don’t survive adults. The larvae are the winter very well, but effective aphid predators. can be purchased to replace populations or increase numbers They have a “slug-like” appearance and will reach a length for effective management. of up to 13mm. A single larva can consume up to 400 aphids during its development. APHID MIDGE LARVAE SOLDIER BEETLE The aphid midge is closely Adult soldier beetles are related to some of the flies between 8-11mm. Both the which form galls on trees and adult and the larvae are other plants. Beneficial flies of reported to feed on insect this family are known to be eggs, aphids, small effective predators and caterpillars and other soft parasitoids of aphids scales or bodied insects. Adults are mites. Adults are tiny averaging between 2-3mm. common on flowering plants in late summer and fall. FLOWER BEETLE DAMSEL BUGS Adult flower beetles are Damsel bugs are slender and usually less than 10 mm in usually a dull color of brown length. They are typically to yellow. They average about elongate to oval and often are 8-12 mm in length and feed on brightly colored. Their impact a number of pests including on pests is not well armyworm, corn borer, documented, however, adults leafhoppers, psyllids and are known to feed on aphids, several other pest insects. flea beetles as well as the larvae and pupa of alfafa Damsel bugs prefer to shelter in low growing grasses and catepillars. ground covers. .
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