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...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Oct 20, 2011 | entomology
Praying mantids are apex predators in the garden. That means they eat other insects but not many insects bother them. They occupy the same niche that grizzly bears or sharks do in other settings. They do not bite humans, but will pinch a finger in their well...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Feb 23, 2011 | entomology
Ladybug larva One of the interesting things about practicing integrated pest management (IPM) is that you get to learn about the relationships between the insects that you consider pests and the insects that eat them. The lady beetle, or ladybug, is one of the good...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Nov 26, 2010 | habitat restoration
Mason Bee Almost everyone has heard that the honey bee is in trouble due to some combination of factors that makes the hive collapse. Many people report having trouble with improperly pollinated plants as a result. The mason bee is a bee native to the...
