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Woody Ornamentals

Beneficial Arthropods of Woody and Herbaceous Perennials

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Bees and Wasps
honeybeeHoney Bee Worker, Apis mellifera
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
paper waspPaper Wasp
(David Keith, UNL Entomology)
braconid waspBraconid Larvae Emerging from
Caterpillar - I
(Jim Kalisch,UNL Entomology)
braconid larvaeBraconid Larvae Emerging from
Caterpillar - II
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
caterpillar with cocoonsCaterpillar With Braconid Cocoons
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
egg parasitoidsEgg Parasitoids
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)

 


 

Beetles
7 spotted ladybeetleSevenspotted Lady Beetle, Coccinella septempunctata
(Jim Kalish, UNL Entomology)
ladybeetle eggsLady Beetle Egg Cluster
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
ladybeetle larvaeNewly-Hatched Lady Beetle Larvae
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
7 spotted ladybeetle larvaSevenspotted Lady Beetle Larva
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
lady beetle pupaLady Beetle Pupa
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
color formsColor Forms of the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)

 


 

Bugs
ambush bugAmbush Bug, Phymata sp.
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
damsel bugDamsel Bug, Nabis americoferus
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
assassin bug eggsAssassin Bug Egg Mass
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
wheelbugWheel Bug, Arilus cristatus
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)

 


 

Flies
robber flyRobber Fly
(Leon Higley, UNL Entomology)
syrphid fly larvaSyrphid Fly Larva
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
syrphid fly mimicSyrphid Fly Honeybee Mimic, Eristalis sp.
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
longlegged flyLonglegged Fly
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
tachinid flyTachinid Fly
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
tachinid pupariaTachinid Fly Puparia from Polyphemus Pupa
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)

 


 

Lacewings
green lacewingGreen Lacewing, Chrysopa sp.
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
green lacewing eggsGreen Lacewing Eggs on Pine Needles
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
green lacewing larvaGreen Lacewing Larva
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
  

 


 

Mantids
mantid adultCarolina Mantid Adult, Stagmomantis carolina
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
mantid adultCarolina Mantid Adult, Stagmomantis carolina
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
mantid egg caseCarolina Mantid Egg Case
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
  

 


 

Spiders
spiderTetragnathid Spider
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
spiderBanded Argiope Spider
(Leon Higley, UNL Entomology)
orb weaver spiderOrb Weaver Spider
(Leon Higley, UNL Entomology)
grass spiderGrass Spider
(Leon Higley, UNL Entomology)
yellow sac spiderYellow Sac Spider
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
ground spiderGround Spider
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
parson spiderParson Spider
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
longlegged crab spiderLonglegged Crab Spider
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
bark crab spiderBark Crab Spider
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
crab spiderCrab Spider (Misumenops sp.)
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
crab spiderCrab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes)
(David Keith, UNL Entomology)
bold jumper spiderBold Jumper Spider
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)