Predators offer growers free pest control. Learn how more about these important natural controls.
Insect Predators - photo gallery and information about common insect predatorsPest Predators - how Christmas tree predators utilize flowering ground covers in Christmas tree fields
Online Information
Insect Predators - photo gallery and information about common insect predatorsPest Predators - how Christmas tree predators utilize flowering ground covers in Christmas tree fields
Videos
- how to scout for and recognize predators of twig aphids, spider mites, and biological control organisms for scales and especially elongate hemlock scale
Photo Gallery
Praying mantis egg sack
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Lady beetle on Fraser fir
twice stabbed lady beetle
lady beetle eggs
Lady beetle eggs
lady beetle larva on shoot
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Lady beetle larva on beat plate
Lady beetle larva
Lady beetle pupa
lady beetle pupa on shoot
lady beetle pupa on needles
Lacewing larva
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hover fly larva
hover fly larva on plate
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Other On-Line Resources:
Biological control - Cornell University website on biological control
Bug of the week: Dustywings - includes video footage of larva from University of Maryland
