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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jul 13, 2006 7:29:58 GMT -6
 This should be Phun Below is a list of beneficial insects. Now, what I would hope for, is everyone try to phind a pic of each one! Ideally, taken in your garden, while observing your lil friends at work; however, web piccys will be accepted! This is an EXCELLENT way phor us all to learn a bit more about our garden Allies  - Assassin bug - Reduviidaye - The assassin bug feeds mainly
on aphids, caterpillars, Colorado potato beetles, Japanese beetles,
leafhoppers, and Mexican bean beetles.
- Damsel bug - Nabidae - The damsel bug feeds on aphids,
leafhoppers, mites, and caterpillars.
- Big-eyed bug - Lygaeidae - Big-eyed bugs feed on aphids,
caterpillar eggs and larvae, immature bugs, leafhoppers, and spider
mites.
- Predacious stink bug - Pentatomidae - Predacious stink bugs
feed on Colorado potato beetles and various caterpillar larvae.
- Syrphid fly larvae - Syrphidae - Fly larvae of this species feed
on aphids and mealybugs.
- Lady beetle - Hippodamia convergens - The lady beetle feeds
mainly on aphids and other soft-bodied insects, such as mealybugs and
spider mites.
- Green lacewing larvae - Chrysopa camea - Lacewing larvae,
known as aphid lions, feed on insect eggs, aphids, spider mites, thrips,
leafhopper nymphs, and small caterpillar larvae. Adult lacewings are
not predacious.
- Predatory mites - Phytoseiulus persimilus and several other
species feed on many mite pests, including the two-spotted spider
mite.
- Trichogramma wasp - Trichogrammatidae - This tiny wasp
attacks eggs of more than 200 pest species, including cutworms, corn
borers, corn earworms, armyworms, codling moths, and cabbage
moths. Release time is critical for their effectiveness since they only
attack pest eggs.
- Encarsia wasp - Encyrtidae - The greenhouse whitefly is
parasitized by this wasp in third and fourth larval instars when Encarsia
lay their eggs inside the whitefly scale.
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Post by crazy1 on Jul 14, 2006 5:18:55 GMT -6
Goin' out with the camera this AM to see what I can phind, while I'm pickin'  |
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Post by crazy1 on Jul 14, 2006 7:12:57 GMT -6
Found mostly bad bugs today!! Found more cuke beetles  Still waitin for the pyrethrin/rotenone to come in the mail  |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jul 14, 2006 8:04:50 GMT -6
Hey Bro, guess we need a thread on the BAD GUYS TOO!! after all, some bugz look different in other parts of da world |
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 20, 2008 12:12:24 GMT -6
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 20, 2008 12:15:25 GMT -6
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 20, 2008 12:17:22 GMT -6
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 20, 2008 12:20:02 GMT -6
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 20, 2008 12:28:01 GMT -6
Lady Beetles PLANTS THAT ATTRACT LADY BUGS Achillea filipendulina Fern-leaf yarrow Achillea millefolium Common yarrow Ajuga reptans Carpet bugleweed Alyssum saxatilis Basket of Gold Anethum graveolens Dill Anthemis tinctoria Golden marguerite Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed Atriplex canescens Four-wing saltbush Coriandrum sativum Coriander Daucus Carota Queen Anne's lace Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Helianthus maximilianii Prairie sunflower Penstemon strictus Rocky Mt. penstemon Potentilla recta 'warrenii' Sulfur cinquefoil Potentilla villosa Alpine cinquefoil Tagetes tenuifolia Marigold - lemon gem Tanacetum vulgare Tansy Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Veronica spicata Spike speedwell Vicia villosa Hairy vetch
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 20, 2008 12:33:22 GMT -6
Green Lacewing LarvaePLANTS THAT ATTRACT LACEWINGS Achillea filipendulina -- Fern-leaf yarrow Anethum graveolens -- Dill Angelica gigas -- Angelica Anthemis tinctoria -- Golden marguerite Atriplex canescens -- Four-wing saltbush Callirhoe involucrata -- Purple poppy mallow Carum Carvi -- Caraway Coriandrum sativum -- Coriander Cosmos bipinnatus -- Cosmos white sensation Daucus Carota -- Queen Anne's lace Foeniculum vulgare -- Fennel Helianthus maximilianii -- Prairie sunflower Tanacetum vulgare -- Tansy Taraxacum officinale -- Dandelion
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 20, 2008 12:35:47 GMT -6
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 20, 2008 12:38:43 GMT -6
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 20, 2008 12:41:21 GMT -6
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 20, 2008 12:56:32 GMT -6
Plants that attract minute pirate bugs, damsel bugs and big eyed bugs
Carum Carvi -- Caraway
Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos -- white sensation
Foeniculum vulgare -- Fennel
Medicago sativa -- Alfalfa
Mentha spicata -- Spearmint
Solidago virgaurea -- Peter Pan goldenrod
Tagetes tenuifolia -- Marigold - lemon gem
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 20, 2008 12:59:07 GMT -6
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Post by abirdseyeview on May 22, 2008 9:17:55 GMT -6
This Might Be Of Some Help.   |
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Post by peachfly on May 24, 2008 11:01:20 GMT -6
great info.biv...thankx for pics
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