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 | Jun 4, 2012 | entomology
Two-spotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae, adults and eggs. Are your plants showing yellow leaves, or even brown ones? Do you have little cobwebs on the back of your leaves? You may have spider mites, a common pest of many plants. ...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | May 9, 2012 | entomology
Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta). Photo Credit: April Nobile, AntWeb, California Academy of Sciences, 2000-2008CC:By-NC-SA What, you may be asking yourself, does the Texas two step have with fire ants? It actually is a two step method of killing the nasty...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Oct 31, 2011 | entomology
Black Widow Spider on web In honor of Halloween, I am presenting to you a list of the top ten scary creepy crawlers and flyers in North America. This is simply my opinion, and your mileage may differ, but these are the bugs that make this bug geek squeak: 10....
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...
