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Beneficial Arthropods |
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Aphelinid wasps |
Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae |
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Pink lady beetle, Coleomegilla maculata |
Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae |
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Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis |
Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae |
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Plant bugs |
Hemiptera:
Miridae |
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Assassin bugs |
Hemiptera:
Reduviidae |
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Potter wasps, Eumenes spp. |
Hymenoptera:
Vespidae |
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Bigeyed bugs |
Hemiptera:
Lygaeidae |
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Predatory midges |
Diptera:
Cecidomyiidae |
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Braconid wasps |
Hymenoptera:
Braconidae |
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Predatory mites |
Acari: Phytoseiidae |
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Brown lacewings |
Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae |
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Predatory thrips |
Thysanoptera: several
families |
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Caterpillar hunter, Calosoma sycophanta |
Coleoptera:
Carabidae |
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Robber flies |
Diptera:
Asilidae |
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Chalcidid wasps |
Hymenoptera:
Chalcididae |
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Scelionid wasps |
Hymenoptera:
Scelionidae |
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Convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens |
Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae |
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Soldier
beetles |
Coleoptera:
Cantharidae |
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Encyrtid wasps |
Hymenoptera:
Encyrtidae |
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Spider mite destroyer, Stethorus picipes |
Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae |
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Flower flies |
Diptera: Syrphidae |
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Spiders |
Araneae: many
families |
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Gall midges |
Diptera:
Cecidomyiidae |
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Spined soldier bug, Podisus maculiventris |
Hemiptera:
Pentatomidae |
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Green
lacewings |
Neuroptera: Chrysopidae |
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Stink bugs |
Hemiptera:
Pentatomidae |
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Ground beetles |
Coleoptera: Carabidae |
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Plant bugs |
Hemiptera:
Miridae |
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Hornets, Dolichovespula spp. |
Hymenoptera:
Vespidae |
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Syrphid flies |
Diptera:
Syrphidae |
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Hover flies |
Diptera:
Syrphidae |
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Tachinid flies |
Diptera:
Tachinidae |
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Ichneumonid wasps |
Hymenoptera:
Ichneumonidae |
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Thrips, predatory |
Thysanoptera: several
families |
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Insidious flower bug, Orius insidiosus |
Hemiptera:
Anthocoridae |
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Tiger beetles |
Coleoptera:
Cicindelidae |
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Lady beetles |
Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae |
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Trichogrammid wasps |
Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae |
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Mantidflies |
Neuroptera: Mantispidae |
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Twelve-spotted lady beetle, C. maculata |
Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae |
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Mealybug destroyer, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri |
Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae |
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Twice-stabbed lady beetle, Chilocorus spp. |
Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae |
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Midges, predatory |
Diptera:
Cecidomyiidae |
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Two-spotted lady beetle, Adalia bipunctata |
Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae |
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Minute pirate bugs |
Hemiptera:
Anthocoridae |
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Two-spotted stink bug, Perillus bioculatus |
Hemiptera:
Pentatomidae |
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Mites, predatory |
Acari:
Phytoseiidae |
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Vespid wasps |
Hymenoptera:
Vespidae |
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Multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis |
Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae |
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Wheel bug, Arilus cristatus |
Hemiptera:
Reduviidae |
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Paper wasps, Polistes spp. |
Hymenoptera:
Vespidae |
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Whitefly parasitoid, Encarsia formosa |
Hymenoptera:
Aphelinidae |
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Pennsylvania leatherwing, Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus |
Coleoptera:
Cantharidae |
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Yellowjackets, Vespula spp. |
Hymenoptera:
Vespidae |
