{"id":6728,"date":"2023-08-09T13:07:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T13:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/?p=6728"},"modified":"2023-08-11T16:29:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T16:29:10","slug":"explore-9-beneficial-garden-insects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-9-beneficial-garden-insects\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore 9 beneficial garden insects for a thriving garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6728\" class=\"elementor elementor-6728\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f87d4 subhead-img-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"31f87d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7b010d header3-open-maintitle elementor-widget 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garden<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2520d elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-5957 elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"0d2520d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pro-elements\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8f113c6 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/author\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthor: Saiqa Najeeb\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0ff47c0 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLast Updated On: August 11, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db4f287 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3db4f287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a 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Orius spp.)\">Minute pirate bug (Anthocoris spp., Orius spp.)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-9-beneficial-garden-insects\/#Aphid_midge_Aphidoletes_spp\" title=\"Aphid midge (Aphidoletes spp.) \">Aphid midge (Aphidoletes spp.) <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-9-beneficial-garden-insects\/#Big-eyed_bug_Geocoris_spp\" title=\"Big-eyed bug (Geocoris spp.)\">Big-eyed bug (Geocoris spp.)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-9-beneficial-garden-insects\/#Predatory_mites\" title=\"Predatory mites \">Predatory mites <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-9-beneficial-garden-insects\/#Parasitic_wasps\" title=\"Parasitic wasps\">Parasitic wasps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-9-beneficial-garden-insects\/#Birds\" title=\"Birds \n\">Birds \n<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-9-beneficial-garden-insects\/#Take_Away\" title=\"Take Away!\">Take Away!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56bce5 header3-text-cont-half elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b56bce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have any idea that there is an entire army of small but wonderful creatures that can transform your struggling patch of green into a thriving garden? Yes, there are a plethora of beneficial garden insects that will take your garden to another level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide will introduce you to a range of beneficial garden insects that will offer countless benefits and help maintain the delicate balance of your garden.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you ready to explore these mighty creatures?\u00a0 Let&#8217;s get going! <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca16eed e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"2ca16eed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba5c3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6ba5c3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 1 - mid_content -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-172\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 1 - mid_content -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48efd0c6 header2-subhead e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"48efd0c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0e06e3 things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f0e06e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_beneficial_garden_insects\"><\/span>Types of beneficial garden insects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ba983d header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36ba983d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three categories of beneficial garden insects and mites are as follows:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Predators: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They catch and consume other animals, like insects or mites. Ladybird beetles,\u00a0 lacewings, ground beetles, aphid midges (Aphidoletes), syrphid (hover) flies, and yellowjacket wasps are some of the predators. Insects that prey on other insects are called parasitoids. When parasitoids reach their immature stages, they eventually kill their host by growing on or within it.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Parasitoids:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These organisms can attack their host at any stage (eggs, larvae, nymphs, pupae, and adults). The term &#8220;pollinator&#8221; refers to any insect that visits flowers to consume the nectar and pollen, such as honeybees, leafcutter bees, other wild bees, butterflies, moths, and other insects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Pollinators: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They move pollen between flowers of the same species and within them (pollination), which is crucial for the development of plant fruit and seeds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b05fca e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"48b05fca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ce0aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"70ce0aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 2 - incontent_5 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-173\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 2 - incontent_5 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e7a46b subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"28e7a46b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d80d04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"65d80d04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3beb12cc mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3beb12cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571f90cb sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"571f90cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bab886a sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bab886a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ladybird_beetles\"><\/span>Ladybird beetles <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285c3302 header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"285c3302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The size, color, and pattern of numerous ladybird beetle species vary. Colors range from black to red to orange-red to almost yellow, depending on the species. The majority of species have colored markings or spots on their backs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Body length<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Adults have a body length of 1.0 to 5.0 mm, while mature larvae have a length of 1.0 to 7.5 mm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Life Cycle: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As adults, they overwinter.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the underside of leaves and branches, orange, elongated eggs are laid in groups. Typically, each year produces only one generation. Pests are consumed by both larvae and adults.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Insect Pests Attacked:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aphids,\u00a0 mites, whiteflies, mealybugs, scales, and other soft-bodied insects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Monitoring: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspect colonies of aphids for adults and larvae.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efb9940 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"7efb9940\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a61979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"57a61979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 3 - incontent_6 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-174\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 3 - incontent_6 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f72e76 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1f72e76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d84e49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1d84e49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b05c89 mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4b05c89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0205fe sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0205fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad40ca8 sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad40ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lacewings\"><\/span>Lacewings <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7767c4f header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7767c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/beneficical+nsects%2C+plants%2C+WEBP\/stock-photo-green-lacewing-chrysopa-perla-hunting-for-aphids-it-is-an-insect-in-the-chrysopidae-family-the-2168230003-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"green lacewing\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a3b90 header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58a3b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Commonly occurring species of lacewings include one brown lacewing species, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemerobius pacifus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and two green lacewing species, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrysoperla carnea<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrysopa oculata<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. White lacewing eggs can be found on long stalks on the underside of leaves or branches, either singly or in clusters. The only slight differences between the brown and green lacewing larvae are in the shape of their bodies and the brown lacewing&#8217;s propensity to turn its head side to side while walking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Body length: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adults are 10.0\u201320.0 mm, while mature larvae are 6.0\u201310.0 mm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Life Cycle:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrysopa oculata <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">overwinter <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as pupae. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrysoperla carnea a<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemerobius pacificus <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">overwinter as adults; Up to four generations per year, depending on temperature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Monitoring<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Check for feeding larvae on leaves and shoots with aphid or psylla infestations, or use limb taps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Insect Pests Attacked:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aphids, whiteflies, thrips, leafhoppers, spider mites, mealybugs, psyllids, small caterpillars,\u00a0 scales, and insect eggs. Green lacewing larvae feed on insect pests. Brown lacewing larvae and adults both feed on pests. Green lacewings can be purchased commercially.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554916e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"554916e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-150c62f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"150c62f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 4 - incontent_7 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-175\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 4 - incontent_7 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85e7381 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"85e7381\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b4915 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"30b4915\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2220df2 mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2220df2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db03899 sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db03899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095fffe sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"095fffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Syrphid_Hover_fly_larvae\"><\/span>Syrphid (Hover) fly larvae<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb9ec1 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"deb9ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/beneficical+nsects%2C+plants%2C+WEBP\/stock-photo-marmalade-hoverfly-episyrphus-balteatus-sunning-2163193419-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"hover fly sitting on yellow colord leaf\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2bfec6 header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2bfec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hoverfly larvae resemble flattened, legless maggots with tapered bodies and no distinguishable heads. They come in a variety of hues (yellow, green, and brown). Adults frequently visit flowers, hovering over them before landing to consume the nectar and pollen that are their only sources of nutrition. They frequently get mistaken for bees or wasps because of their similar coloring. In aphid colonies, hoverfly eggs are white, elongated, and have fine sculpting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Body length:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Adults have a body length of 8.0\u201315.0 mm, while mature larvae have a length of 10.0\u201315.0 mm.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Life Cycle:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Depending on the species, they overwinter as larvae, pupae, or adults. eggs laid on plant parts with aphid infestations. Depending on the environment and location, several generations occur each year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Insect Pests Attacked:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aphids, thrips, scales, and other small soft-bodied insects\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Monitoring: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check for larvae that resemble maggots on leaves and shoots that have been infected by aphids<\/span><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adults often visit flowers. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ce152d e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"44ce152d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb9c45a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7bb9c45a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 5 - incontent_8 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-178\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 5 - incontent_8 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4466aa subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"f4466aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5da774 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a5da774\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c86ba mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"84c86ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463ff8c sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"463ff8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a70a49 sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a70a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Praying_mantids\"><\/span>Praying mantids <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec00da4 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec00da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/beneficical+nsects%2C+plants%2C+WEBP\/stock-photo-female-european-mantis-or-praying-mantis-mantis-religiosa-green-praying-mantis-close-up-1952577871-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"praying mantis\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7454b header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f7454b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Adults have a 5\u201310 cm length and can be green, brown, or yellow.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to hold their prey while they consume it, mantids have an elongated thorax and grasping forelegs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Life cycle:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> One generation every year.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overwinter as eggs in egg cases, which are attached to wood, bark, or other plant material.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Life Cycle: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many insects, including aphids, beetles, and flies, were attacked. Feeds on pests as well as being beneficial. Mantids grasp their prey with their spined front legs and hold them while they eat.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68400a95 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"68400a95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28540c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"28540c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 6 - incontent_9 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-179\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 6 - incontent_9 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c840c6 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0c840c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00761de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"00761de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aca3c2 mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1aca3c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbc848 sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fbc848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78c0be sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b78c0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Minute_pirate_bug_Anthocoris_spp_Orius_spp\"><\/span>Minute pirate bug (Anthocoris spp., Orius spp.)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e8554 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48e8554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/beneficical+nsects%2C+plants%2C+WEBP\/stock-photo-macro-photo-of-ladybug-in-the-green-grass-macro-bugs-and-insects-world-nature-in-spring-concept-623924042-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"lady bug\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eeb954 header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eeb954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthrocorid adults have smooth, flattened bodies and narrow, pointed heads. Their backs are marked with distinct, clear markings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Body length<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Adult body length is 2.0\u20134.0 mm, while mature nymph body length is 1.8\u20133.7 mm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Lifecycle: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overwinter as adults. Activates early in the season. 3 to 4 generations are produced annually.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Insect Pests Attacked: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whiteflies, small caterpillars, aphids, spider mites, thrips, psyllids, and other insects were among the pests that were attacked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Monitoring: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orchard limb taps will detect nymphs and adults.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7560aa53 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"7560aa53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e052d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"50e052d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 7 - incontent_10 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-180\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 7 - incontent_10 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21d2b7 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e21d2b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3230ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d3230ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6074b mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6e6074b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e77e9c sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e77e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d815e5d sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d815e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aphid_midge_Aphidoletes_spp\"><\/span>Aphid midge (Aphidoletes spp.) <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ccae4 header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68ccae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Appearance<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>Adults of the predaceous midge look like this. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aphidoletes aphidimyza are tiny (3mm long), delicate, long-legged brown flies that are active at night and thus go unnoticed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Body length<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Adults have a body length of 3.0mm, while mature nymphs have a body length of 3.0mm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Lifecycle: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overwinter as pupae in the soil.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aphids lay eggs in colonies. Every year, several generations are born.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><b>Insect Pests Attacked:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aphids<\/span><\/p><p><b>Monitoring: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look for tiny orange maggot-like larvae or tiny paprika-like eggs in aphid colonies. It may be necessary to look beneath the aphids to find them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fa9c08 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"27fa9c08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3037015a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3037015a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 8 - incontent_11 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-181\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 8 - incontent_11 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783be96 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"783be96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835648b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"835648b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e982ba mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2e982ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9818f26 sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9818f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3837851 sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3837851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Big-eyed_bug_Geocoris_spp\"><\/span>Big-eyed bug (Geocoris spp.)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be040c3 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be040c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/beneficical+nsects%2C+plants%2C+WEBP\/stock-photo-closeup-of-a-tiny-geocoris-grylloides-a-species-of-big-eyed-bugs-1843386742-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"big eyed bug sitting on leaf\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1e0e2a header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1e0e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Adults and nymphs are oval, slightly flattened, about 4 mm long, brownish or yellowish in color, with a wide head and large, bulging eyes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Life Cycle: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are five nymphal instars.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A single, oblong egg with a pale color is laid by females on a leaf. Soon after being laid, the egg develops reddish eyespots. Common on low-growing plants and crops.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Insect Pests Attacked: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flea beetles, insect eggs, mites, tiny caterpillars, and other bugs were among the pest insects attacked.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ffe307 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"34ffe307\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3075326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3075326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 9 - incontent_12 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-182\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 9 - incontent_12 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8044fe8 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8044fe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1cdae4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d1cdae4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b06a09 mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1b06a09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34fea7 sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f34fea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce6654 sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ce6654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Predatory_mites\"><\/span>Predatory mites <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebaf94 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ebaf94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/beneficical+nsects%2C+plants%2C+WEBP\/stock-photo-anystidae-anystis-sp-predatory-mite-with-a-hunted-victim-on-a-mallow-leaf-1125728078-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"predatory mite on the leaf\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f390a header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02f390a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In British Columbia, the two most prevalent species of predatory mites are the western predator mite, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typhlodromus occidentalis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Nesbitt), and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zetzellia mali.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They can be distinguished from their prey by their larger size, pear-shaped bodies, and translucent coloration. In contrast to pest mite eggs, which are round, their eggs are opaque and oval. Compared to pest mites, they move quickly and are extremely active.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Body length: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adults have a body length of 0.25 to 0.4 mm, while mature nymphs have a body length of 0.2-0.38 mm.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Life Cycle: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winter as adults during the life cycle. become active in the spring and, depending on temperature, give birth to several generations each summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Insect Pests Attacked: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spider mites, and fungus gnat larvae were the pest insects attacked. Monitoring: Visual leaf inspection or brushing of leaves for microscopic analysis.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7638f095 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"7638f095\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770474c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"770474c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 10 - incontent_13 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-183\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 10 - incontent_13 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76f627 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c76f627\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63954e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"63954e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2614e70 mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2614e70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015dde8 sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"015dde8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f8178 sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5f8178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parasitic_wasps\"><\/span>Parasitic wasps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff88883 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff88883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/beneficical+nsects%2C+plants%2C+WEBP\/stock-photo-macro-view-insect-parasitic-wasp-red-banded-sand-wasp-is-species-of-subfamily-ammophilinae-of-1872954952-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"parasitic wasp\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f43606 header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f43606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The names of parasitic wasps typically correspond to their family names and come in a variety of sizes and shapes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aphids that have been parasitized (also known as &#8220;mummies&#8221;) have an inflated appearance, are frequently tan or black, and resemble hardened shells.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When adult wasps have emerged from those, tiny round exit holes will start to appear in them. Some parasitic wasp larvae may leave their host, like caterpillars, and construct tiny white cocoons next to the host carcass where they will pupate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Body length: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adults have a body length of 1.0-24.0 mm, while mature larvae have a length of 1.0-26.0 mm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Life Cycle: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different species have different life cycles and annual generation rates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Insect Pests Attacked: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0caterpillars, aphids,and whiteflies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Monitoring:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> No monitoring strategy has been developed. Check aphid colonies for &#8220;mummies&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out this short guide on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Attracting-Beneficial-Bugs-Your-Garden\/dp\/1604693886\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1H994LJUXMAP3&amp;keywords=beneficial+garden+insects&amp;qid=1690806193&amp;sprefix=beneficial+garden+insects%2Caps%2C419&amp;sr=8-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77add717 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"77add717\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b1ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"24b1ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 11 - incontent_14 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-184\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 11 - incontent_14 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f38b8f subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6f38b8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7da02 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"db7da02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc02f9 mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7dc02f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e0b4a sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2e0b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e086ead sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e086ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Birds\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90facb0 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90facb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/critters+webp\/stock-photo-robin-sitting-on-a-gray-watering-can-1875166762-K21fIRfwi+(1).webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"harvested eggplants\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301b1a8 header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"301b1a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garden birds can be both a blessing and a curse. Although you may accept their affinity for insects, when they start gorging on ripe blueberries and tomatoes, they start to become a nuisance. Row covers or bird netting can be draped over your plants to deter birds from eating them, but this tactic isn&#8217;t always feasible. Birds can be startled by noise, fluttering objects, and anything that looks like a predator. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider edging your lawn using strings attached to stakes, along with aluminum pie plates or discarded CDs. Birds may flee due to the loudness and sun flashing on the bright surfaces. Use a thin nylon line instead of a string if you want; it will hum and vibrate in the breeze.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7f0804 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"1e7f0804\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351f605c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"351f605c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 1 - mid_content -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-172\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 1 - mid_content -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cf6330 subhead-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"72cf6330\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df04be2 things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df04be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Take_Away\"><\/span>Take Away!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537e5045 know elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"537e5045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we come to the end, you have got to know about these awesome creatures.\u00a0 These beneficial garden insects perform invaluable roles by creating harmonious partnerships with nature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can pick the garden insects as per your garden needs and watch your gardening game soar in no time. It&#8217;s time to welcome these allies into your garden! <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c77ecf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"7c77ecf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22792843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"22792843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Under last Section - bottom_of_page -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-171\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Under last Section - bottom_of_page -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore 9 beneficial garden insects for a thriving garden Do you have any idea that there is an entire army of small but wonderful creatures that can transform your struggling patch of green into a thriving garden? 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