Posts Tagged: aphids
Soldier Beetle Foraging on Aphids
Lady beetles, aka ladybugs, are not the only insects that feed on aphids. So do the soldier...
A soldier beetle on a yellow rose. (Cell phone photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Cabbage Aphids Do Not Social-Distance
"Eat your greens," they say. Okay, we don't need any encouragement, but apparently many other...
These cabbage aphids, Brevicoryne brassicae, are not practicing social distancing on this yellow mustard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of cabbage aphids, Brevicoryne brassicae, on yellow mustard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Which One Is Not Like the Other?
So here are all these milkweed bugs clustered on a showy milkweed leaf, Asclepias speciosa. It's...
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Will Milkweed Bugs Eat Aphids?
Yes, they will! Milkweed bugs gained the nickname of "seed eaters" for primarily eating the seeds...
Yes, milkweed bugs feed on oleander aphids. This is a large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) with an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Let's Hear It for Biocontrol, Integrated Pest Management
Let's hear it for biocontrol. You've seen lady beetles, aka ladybugs, preying on aphids. But have...
An assassin bug drills a pest, a spotted cucumber beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A lady beetle, aka ladybug, snares an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A crab spider munches on a stink bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A great blue heron engages in a little pest management: it catches a rodent, a meadow vole, at Bodega Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The great blue heron gets its prey, a meadow vole, in position before swallowing it whole. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)