Predators

Key to Major Beneficials and Pests

Coleoptera: Staphylinidae  Rove Beetle  (Nudobius lentus)
Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Rove Beetle (Nudobius lentus) Photo by Jiri Hulcr
Coleoptera: Cantharidae Goldenrod Soldier Beetle   (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus)
Coleoptera: Cantharidae, Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) Photo by Debbie Roos
Coleoptera: Carabidae Pendunculate ground beetle   (Pasimachus depressus)
Coleoptera: Carabidae, Pendunculate ground beetle (Pasimachus depressus) Photo by Whitney Cranshaw
Coleoptera: Melyridae Soft-winged flower beetle
Coleoptera: Melyridae, Soft-winged flower beetle Photo by Vincent J. Hickey, MD
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Sevenspotted lady beetle   (Coccinella septempunctata)
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae, Sevenspottedlady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata) Photo by Russ Ottens
Coleoptera: Carabidae Ground beetle   (Calosoma sycophanta)
Coleoptera: Carabidae, Ground beetle (Calosoma sycophanta) Photo by Debbie Waters
Diptera: Syrphidae Syrphid fly
Diptera: Syrphidae Syrphid fly Photo by Vincent J. Hickey, MD
Dermaptera: Labiduridae Earwig
Dermaptera: Labiduridae Earwig Photo by Richard Leung
Neuroptera: Chrysopidae Green lacewing larva   (Chrysoperla rufilabris)
Neuroptera: Chrysopidae Green lacewing larva (Chrysoperla rufilabris) Photo by Jack Dykinga, USDA ARS
Neuroptera: Chrysopidae Green lacewing adult   (Chrysoperla carnea)
Neuroptera: Chrysopidae Green lacewing adult (Chrysoperla carnea) Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Orthoptera: Mantidae Praying mantid nymph on coneflower eating a fly
Orthoptera: Mantidae Praying mantid nymph on coneflower eating a fly. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC.
Hemiptera: Anthocoridae Minute pirate bug nymph
Hemiptera: Anthocoridae Minute pirate bug nymph. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Hemiptera: Anthocoridae Pirate bug   (Orius spp.)
Hemiptera: Anthocoridae Pirate bug (Orius spp.) Photo by Whitney Cranshaw
Hemiptera: Anthocoridae Adult minute pirate bug   (Orius tristicolor)
Hemiptera: Anthocoridae Adult minute pirate bug (Orius tristicolor) Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Diptera: Syrphidae Syrphid fly
Diptera: Syrphidae, Syrphid fly. Photo by Debbie Roos
Diptera: Syrphidae Syrphid fly on aster
Diptera: Syrphidae, Syrphid fly on aster. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Spined soldier bug   (Podisus maculiventris)
Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Spined soldier bug (Podisus maculiventris). Photo by Debbie Roos
Hemiptera: Reduviidae Striped Bug   (Pselliopus cinctus)
Hemiptera: Reduviidae. Striped Bug (Pselliopus cinctus). Photo by Richard Leung
Hemiptera: Pentatomidae. Predatory rough-shield stink bug   (Brochymena spp.)
Hemiptera: Pentatomidae. Predatory rough-shield stink bug (Brochymena spp.) Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Hemiptera: Reduviidae Assassin bug   (Apiomerus crassipes)
Hemiptera: Reduviidae. Assassin bug (Apiomerus crassipes). Photo by Richard Leung
Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Big-eyed bug with whitefly   (Geocoris spp.)
Hemiptera: Lygaeidae. Big-eyed bug with whitefly (Geocoris spp.). Photo by Jack, Kykinga, USDA ARS
Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Predatory stink bug nymph
Hemiptera: Pentatomidae. Predatory stink bug nymph. Photo by Debbie Roos
Hemiptera: Reduviidae Leafhopper assassin bug   (Zelus renardii)
Hemiptera: Reduviidae Leafhopper assassin bug (Zelus renardii) Photo by Debbie Roos
Hemiptera: Nadibae Damsel bug   (Nabis alternatus)
Hemiptera: Nadibae Damsel bug (Nabis alternatus) Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC
Green onion transplants will go into composted beds on the left, with lettuce planted to the right. Both crops are planted in a grid pattern to help ease the no-till flip to the next crop

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