Biological control is emerging as a sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides in agricultural ecosystems, with predatory insects playing a central role in suppressing pest populations. This ...

*Japanese name: Hanmyo *Scientific name: Cicindela chinensis japonica * Description: Tiger beetles have strong jaws and metallic blue, red and green bodies. The pattern on their bodies makes it ...

Parasitoid insects, unlike parasites, kill their hosts by consuming them during their larval stage. Most parasitoids are small wasps and flies, and they infect a wide range of insects and arachnids.

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

"Developed from a symposium held during the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Indianapolis, IN, in 1993." Predatory Heteroptera: an important yet neglected group of natural ...

These beneficial insects are “good guy” bugs that help control pests naturally and pollinate flowers. Plant pests, such as snails, slugs, and tomato hornworms, can wreak havoc on ornamental and edible ...

Marlatt, C. L. 1902. "Predatory insects which affect the usefulness of scale-feeding Coccinellidae." Bulletin of the U.S.Department of Agriculture, Divison of Entomology, (37) 84–87.

As the weather warms up, insect problems will be on the increase. But while many gardeners think that they immediately should get an insecticide and begin spraying when they see insects in their ...