Predators
Key to Major Beneficials and Pests
Rove Beetle
(Nudobius lentus)
Photo by Jiri Hulcr
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
(Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus)
Photo by Debbie Roos
Pendunculate ground beetle
(Pasimachus depressus)
Photo by Whitney Cranshaw
Soft-winged flower beetle
Photo by Vincent J. Hickey, MD
Sevenspotted lady beetle
(Coccinella septempunctata)
Photo by Russ Ottens
Ground beetle
(Calosoma sycophanta)
Photo by Debbie Waters
Syrphid fly
Photo by Vincent J. Hickey, MD
Earwig
Photo by Richard Leung
Green lacewing larva
(Chrysoperla rufilabris)
Photo by Jack Dykinga, USDA ARS
Green lacewing adult
(Chrysoperla carnea)
Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Praying mantid nymph on
coneflower eating a fly
Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Minute pirate bug nymph
Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Pirate bug
(Orius spp.)
Photo by Whitney Cranshaw
Adult minute pirate bug
(Orius tristicolor)
Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Syrphid fly
Photo by Debbie Roos
Syrphid fly on aster
Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Spined soldier bug
(Podisus maculiventris)
Photo by Debbie Roos
Striped Bug
(Pselliopus cinctus)
Photo by Richard Leung
Predatory rough-shield stink bug
(Brochymena spp.)
Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Assassin bug
(Apiomerus crassipes)
Photo by Richard Leung
Big-eyed bug with whitefly
(Geocoris spp.)
Photo by Jack, Kykinga, USDA ARS
Predatory stink bug nymph
Photo by Debbie Roos
Leafhopper assassin bug
(Zelus renardii)
Photo by Debbie Roos
Damsel bug
(Nabis alternatus)
Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
