by Tracy Bogard | Nov 22, 2019 | Beneficial of the Month
Beneficial of the Month – Wasps ( Hymenoptera) Part I – Parasitic Wasps (Various Families) Like tachinid flies, parasitic wasps behave as parasitoids, i.e., the adults are free-living, feeding mainly on nectar, while the egg and larva (and often the pupal...
by scmgadmin | Oct 24, 2019 | Beneficial of the Month
Beneficial Insect of the Month – Beneficial flies (Order: Diptera) Part II – Tachinid Flies (Family: Tachinidae) The flies in this family are parasitoids, i.e., the females lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other insects, and when the fly larvae hatch,...
by scmgadmin | Sep 18, 2019 | Beneficial of the Month
Beneficial of the Month – Beneficial Flies ( Diptera) Part I – Hoverflies (Family: Syrphidae) Adult hoverflies can look superficially like wasps but have only 1 pair of wings and very short antennae. The adults feed on nectar and pollen, and so are often...
by scmgadmin | Aug 29, 2019 | Beneficial of the Month
Beneficial of the Month – Lacewing Order: Neuroptera There are two families of lacewings: green lacewings (Family Chrysopidae) and brown lacewings (Family Hemerobiidae). In summer, adult green lacewings will come to porch lights, but brown lacewings are much...
by scmgadmin | Jul 26, 2019 | Beneficial of the Month
Beneficial of the Month – Assassin Bugs – (Family: Reduviidae) This is one of the largest families of true bugs and includes the blood-sucking ‘kissing bugs’ (Triatoma species) as well as useful insect predators. Kissing bugs are not normally found in crop...
by scmgadmin | Jun 28, 2019 | Beneficial of the Month
Beneficial of the Month – Spined Soldier Bug – (Podisus maculiventris – Order: Hemiptera) Although many stink bugs are plant-feeding pests, the spined soldier bug is an excellent predator found in a variety of crop habitats, including orchards,...
