Beneficial Insects

Predacious Mites (Phytoseiidae)   Overview: Commonly found in and amongst spider mite populations  ​ Lay eggs singly in spider mite populations on the bottom of surface leaves along the veins  ​ All … Read More

Minute Pirate Bug (Orius tristicolor)   Overview: This predator is a true bug & all three life stages are smaller than 0.2” in length ​ Adults are oval-shaped, black, and sometimes … Read More

Parasitoid Wasps and Flies (Hymenoptera & Diptera)   Overview: Cause the death of their hosts  ​ Feed on internal organs within hosts  ​ Majority of observed landscape parasitoids will be wasp or … Read More

Flower Fly (Syrphidae spp.)   Overview: AKA hoverfly, syrphid fly​ Adults resemble bees (yellow or white and black striped abdomens), but are stingless flies & are not predators​ 1/8 to 5/8″ long … Read More

Lacewings (Crysoplera spp.)   GDD Window (base 50): emergence at 253 GDD Overview: Popular, commercially available beneficial insects​ Adults ½ to ¾” long, delicate, green or brown, small heads, large … Read More

Lady Bird Beetle (Coccinellidae) Overview: Lady bird beetles (Coccinellidae), also known as ladybugs, are beneficial insects that can can alleviate pest problems ​ Often considered the first line of defense against … Read More