Predatory Beetles : Convergent lady beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles last review date: 2025-08-23 07:19 Overwintering aggregation of convergent lady beetles (Hippodamia convergens) (Coccinellidae) Photo by: D.G. James Biology The convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) adult is approximately 1/4 inch in length and more oval-shaped than round. The wing covers are orange to red, […]
Predatory Beetles : Ground beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles last review date: 2025-08-23 07:22 Ground beetle (Carabidae) Photo by: D.G. James Biology Carabids or ground beetles, as their name suggests, are ground-dwelling, living in soil and detritus, with some species preying on cutworms, ants, maggots, earthworms, slugs and other beetles. Largely nocturnal, they are […]
Predatory Beetles : Lady beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles last review date: 2025-08-23 07:27 Adult transverse lady beetle (Coccinella transversoguttata) (Coccinellidae) Photo by: D.G. James Biology Lady beetles are industrious predators of not only aphids but also many other soft bodied arthropods like mites, thrips, insect eggs, scale insects and mealybugs. There are about […]
Predatory Beetles : Mite-eating lady and Scymnus beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles last review date: 2025-08-23 07:30 Adult mite-eating lady beetle (Stethorus picipes) (Coccinellidae) Photo by: D.G. James Biology The mite-eating lady beetles (Stethorus picipes, Stethorus punctillum) are pin head-sized (1/25 to 1/16 inch), black, oval, convex, and shiny, covered with sparse, fine, yellowish-to-white […]
Predatory Beetles : Rove beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles last review date: 2025-08-23 07:34 Adult rove beetle (Staphylinidae) Photo by: D.G. James Biology Rove beetles are odd-looking shiny brown or black beetles, ¼- 1 inch in length, elongate and short-winged. Turn over a rock or log especially near a compost pile and you will […]
Predatory Beetles : Seven-spot lady beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles last review date: 2025-08-23 07:38 Adult seven-spot lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata) (Coccinellidae) Photo by: D.G. James Biology The seven-spot lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata) species is comparatively large (approximately 3/8 inch), with a white or pale spot on either side of the first section between […]
Predatory Beetles : Transverse lady beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles last review date: 2025-08-23 07:42 Adult transverse lady beetle (Coccinella transversoguttata) (Coccinellidae) Photo by: D.G. James Biology The transverse lady beetle (Coccinella transversoguttata) adult is approximately ¼ inch long and rounded. The wing covers (elytra) are orange red with distinct, narrow transverse black markings. […]