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Carabid Beetles – Important Predators of Many Early-Season Pests

April 11, 2025lyndsie

Veronica Yurchak, Vegetable Specialist, UMD; vjohnso4@umd.edu Overwintering carabid beetles have emerged and begun hunting in fields throughout the Delmarva region. These predatory ground beetles are active hunters capable of consuming their body weight in pests each day. At night, they… Continue Reading →

General 33:5, beneficial insects, carabid beetles

Beneficial Bug Spotlight: Syrphid Flies-Important Aphid Predators

April 4, 2025lyndsie

Veronica Yurchak, Vegetable Specialist, UMD; vjohnso4@umd.edu One of the earlier natural enemies to emerge during spring, the syrphid fly (aka hoverfly), has been spotted out and about. Syrphids are beneficial to farmers because they can reduce the severity of some… Continue Reading →

General 33:4, beneficial insects, syrphids

Guess The Pest! Week 1 Answer: Ground Beetle

April 9, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Chris Burkhart among others for correctly identifying last week’s GTP challenge as a ground beetle, a beneficial predator of slugs and caterpillars. This particular species is actually Chlaenius tricolor, a slug and worm… Continue Reading →

General beneficial insects, ground beetle, Guess the Pest!, slugs

Guess the Pest! Week #8 Answer: Parasitized Aphid (Mummy)

May 25, 2018Emmalea Garver Ernest

Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Congratulations to Bob Leiby for correctly identifying the parasitized aphid in the photograph and for being selected to be entered into the end of season raffle for $100 not once but… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops, General, Vegetable Crops 26:9, aphids, beneficial insects, Guess the Pest!

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