Predatory Beetles : Convergent lady beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles revision date: 2022-10-25 10:48 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, typically with […]
Predatory Beetles : Ground beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles revision date: 2022-10-25 10:46 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 rarely seen […]
Predatory Beetles : Lady beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles revision date: 2022-10-25 10:35 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 90 species […]
Predatory Beetles : Mite-eating lady and Scymnus beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles revision date: 2022-10-25 10:00 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 hairs. Stethorus […]
Predatory Beetles : Rove beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles revision date: 2022-10-25 09:45 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 frequently find […]
Predatory Beetles : Seven-spot lady beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles revision date: 2022-10-25 09:35 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 the head […]
Predatory Beetles : Transverse lady beetles categories: Natural Enemies Predatory Beetles revision date: 2022-10-25 09:30 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. The body and […]