by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Feb 19, 2015 | entomology
Did you know that one out of every three bites of food we eat is pollinated by a bee? When we think of bees, we think of European honey bees. However, there are over 4,000 species of native bees in this country. One of the most important native bees...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Feb 16, 2015 | entomology
Green lacewings are beneficial insects that eat aphids, caterpillars, and other soft bodied pests as larvae. The adults feed on nectar and pollen and the occasional aphid or mite that they come across. Description of Lacewings Green lacewings are green, with...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Feb 12, 2015 | gardening101
Ladybug larva Sanjay Acharya, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons One of the ways to reduce pesticide use in your garden is to attract beneficial insects to it. These insects keep the bad bugs in check. A good way to do...
