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thelr development stage.
There are also a ntimber of predator
niftes and des thar work in your arden,
The mites are so stall you ean not see,
them btit Indiserintiate use of a mitichle
will wipe them out, ak
Parasitold insects, or parasites, usually
have specific hosts they prey on. Hues are
laid directly on the host larvae whieh |?
become food for the newly hatched .f!
* predator larvae, Tiehinid Flies are a good 3
“example. They lay their eggs direetly on
the larvae ofa variety of maths, butters 4
(lies, beetles and sawitlies, fo :
Another example would be the Syrphid'
Flies or Flower Flies, The adiilis are, °°"
, brightly-colored and resemble small bees

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MOS) ~ or wasps, Syrphid larvae are shag-like; and |.
people feed on a variety of soft badied insects
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miniature wasps that parasitize a number
ae dislike of of insects, They do not have common 3
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; that hag . ee would never see them, However, they are % 6"
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' more legs and crawls, “Several species of spiders are valuable

' We seldom eppreelate the good things
2. > bugs do or the natal cheeks and balances
. a iin place. to vontrol their numbers,
ui Gardeners often rush in and disrupt this

: natural order by using jresticddes indiserim.

predators but dono catelr their prey.

using the traditional webs."The Crabs
Spider sill lay in wait in the foliage for, 6»
_ an insect and then grab the prey as it 3,»
“ moves by, The. Wolf Spider, as its name yy

a _ tnately,: suggests, captures its prey by running it
me . Drpite of our aversion to insets, _ HA . i ae down, 0 ee mS
i ve pany of then are extremely important to. f y Market hon aa Mm Naturally occurring bacteria, fingi and a
as ath our economy, The honey bee fs ; e viruses can’ be-lethal to many of the
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; probably the best example, Each year
be thousands of farmers are dependent on
this little creature to successfully pollinate
a wide variety of crops such as frult and
alfalta, A secondary benefit trom tls buzz
of activity fs a commercial supply of honey,
~ 2 Like honey, we would not have shellac
or silk if it were not for some beneficial
.. Insets, ,
w 5) Another group of beneficial inseets are
the ones that work for us in the garden by
/ veting as predators or parasitoids, The rf
‘predators catch and consume other insects, [
many of which ore garden posts.
‘The best example fs the Lady Bug or
: - Lady Bird Beetle that thrives on aphids or
ye OP Green Bly The female will only lay eggs

] caterpillars and ctitworms in the garden, A
Once the caterpillars are infected they’ 5
become lethargic and die, either by dey: hos
ing up or liquifying on the leaf surface. i!
Fortunately, chese diseases are very prey, ¢ ty
specific and do not harm other life. forras, 2"
Many soil borne nematodes are consid»
ered pests but one species has the ability 800:
, to parasitize insects living in the soil. m
§ They enter the insect through natural
§. body openings and deposit bacteria’
which in turn kills the insect, The nema:=
~ tode then consumes the dead insect.” Ve
_A new philosophy towards pest control is“:
called Integrated Pest Management.
(IPM). Ss . °s
One tries to strike a balance between the Mga
a _ on foliage after feeding on prey. The num: pests present and the damage done. It: ©
‘ ao ber of eggs will be fn proportion to the. : en oe Ry A } combines. biological and chemical con-
; el umber of prey, Lady Buy larvae are alli-; eee ' rer rd ee ree mae? trols with the cultural and physical condi- °°
ch * gatorlike and are aggressive predators, 6 2 . : —— tions, bea ra
Cotlops Beetles and the much larger a er aN "> NEWS photo Terry Peters Lor instance, if- beneficial insects are pres”
’ Predaclous Ground Beetles are two others A healthy garden contains ali manner of insects, each playing a rofe in the natural growth —" sent in good numbers, spraying may not’
a in the beetle family that you want to and death — of your planis and flowers, Columnist Roy Jonsson uses his magnifying glass . be necessary. "fe
. _ encourage and protect, The Collops bette this week to take a closer look at which bugs we should keep — and which we should kill. Eliminating all the bad insects may cause

; poy! is very small and not common but the. . me 2 ee ee the beneficial ones to move on‘in séarch*
7 Ground Beetles or Carabids are up to 3 em (1.2 in.) long with!a hard shiny. black or metallic of new food, Keeping your plants too clean prevents the beneficials from establishing them?)
- shell, Both the aduly and Jarvae are aggressive feeders at night, consuming a variety of insects, selves, When they do noc find food for themselves they have no desire. to lay eggs where. there is,
a cutworms and maggots. ; no food supply for their offspring, A Me ae
The Big-Eyed Bug, Danisel Bug and ‘Two Spotted Stink Bug also feed on/a wide variety of Healthy plant growth and a tolerable and balanced insect population might be the best-long,_

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