Barbara's Pests The Good Guys Seven spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata) See http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/lady_beetles.htm for photos of eggs, larvae, newly hatched beetles (they're black) and a lot more information. Twice Stabbed Lady Beetle (Chilocorus stigma) See http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/lady_beetles.htm for photo of larvae and more information. Praying Mantis (Mantis Religiosa). © Huhulenik, Wikicommons Non-native species of Praying Mantis (like Chineseare contributing to native mantis declines and are known predators of both insects and vertebrates, including Monarchs, bees, other beneficial predators, and occasionally hummingbirds: For more information on this: http://beautifulnativeplants.blogspot.com/2016/02/praying-mantises-which-are-good-ones.html Predaceous Stink Bug (Euthyrhynchus floridanus ) Photo by Lyle J. Buss For more information see http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/e_floridanus.htm Brown Lacewing (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) For more information see http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/brown_lacewings.htm Green lacewing (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) More information: http://www.arbico-organics.com/category/Green-Lacewings-chrysoperla-beneficial-insects Earwig (Labidura riparia) By © Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3854099 For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labidura_riparia Tiger Beetle (Cicindela abdominalis) Information on this and other tiger beetles: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/tiger/tbeetle3.htm Robberfly (Stichopogon abdominalis) Copyright © 2016 Masumi Palhof Go to http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in557 for more information on this and many other robber flies Tachinid Fly (Tachinidae) For a key to the above picture and more information: http://www.nadsdiptera.org/Tach/AboutTachs/TachOverview.html Ground Beetle (Pasimachus, Calosoma scrutator and many more) Copyright © 2016 Masumi Palhof Copyright © 2012 Charles Schurch Lewallen Calosoma_scrutator aka Fiery Searcher: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/BENEFICIAL/BEETLES/Calosoma_scrutator.htm There are many species of Pasimachus. Here' s some examples: http://bugguide.net/node/view/9658/bgpage Damsel Bug (Nabidae) Copyright 2009 Naomi Smith Some information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabidae Long-Legged Fly(Dolichopodidae) Courtesy of Jim Thompson Information: http://www.floridagardener.com/critters/Beneficial_Insects/Dolichopodidae.htm Big-Eyed Bug Geocoris spp. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) Photograph by Jim Dykinga, USDA. This is just one example of Big-Eyed Bugs, see more here: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/bigeyed_bugs.htm Syrphid Fly aka Hover Fly (Allograpta obliqua) Lots of information: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/hover_fly.htm https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN34200.pdf http://www.butterflyfunfacts.com/hover-fly-syrphid-fly-flower-fly.php Minute Pirate Bug (Orius insidiosus) Credit: Lyle J. Buss, UF/IFAS Information: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1148 Predaceous Mite (Neoseiulus californicus) More information: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/Neoseiulus_californicus.htm Damselfly and Dragonfly (order Odonata) Florida Damselfly/Dragonfly info: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/odonata/odonata.htm Damselfly/Dragonfly identification: https://www.insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and- region.asp?thisState=Florida,&thisType=Dragonfly%20or%20Damselfly and https://www.insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and- region.asp?thisState=florida&thisType=Dragonfly%20or%20Damselfly Assassin Bug (Zelus longipes) Click here for more info: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/bugs/zelus_longipes.htm Braconid Wasp Pupae (Family Braconidae) Picture shows Braconid Wasp Pupae attacking tobacco hornworm. More info in this pdf: http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/Braconid_Wasps.pdf and here (including life cycle diagram): http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/wasps/cotesia_congregata.htm "Aphid" Mummy Picture of Aphid Mummies containing wasp pupae. Photo Credit: Florida Museum of Natural History. How Aphid Mummies aid in the destruction of aphids: http://www.backyardnature.net/n/a/mummies.htm .