| 5495208 |
robber fly |
Stenopogon inquinatus |
|
| 5495237 |
eyed click beetle |
Alaus oculatus |
The two large "eyes" are actually spots. The true eyes are very small and located at the very front of the beetle. |
| 5490400 |
sevenspotted lady beetle |
Coccinella septempunctata |
sevenspotted lady beetle feeding on crawlers |
| 5490407 |
green lacewings |
Chrysoperla spp. |
|
| 5490409 |
green lacewings |
Chrysoperla spp. |
Eggs laid along onion leaf |
| 5490411 |
green lacewing |
Chrysoperla rufilabris |
Container of commercially produced eggs |
| 5486838 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
Mandibles triangular. |
| 5486666 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Antennal scrobe very weak, not capable of accommodating entire scape. |
| 5490061 |
funnel web spider |
Agelenopsis spp. |
|
| 5490090 |
ambush bugs |
Phymata spp. |
|
| 5486839 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
Antennal club 2-segmented. |
| 5486698 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Antennal club 2-segmented. |
| 5486697 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Antennal scrobe absent. |
| 5486691 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Eye moderately sized (greater than 3 facets). |
| 5486667 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Posterolateral lobes. |
| 5486665 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole megacephala |
Antennal scapes. |
| 5483171 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Antennal club indistinct. |
| 5482798 |
horse guard wasp |
Stictia carolina |
|
| 5484853 |
Hawaiian carpenter ant |
Camponotus variegatus |
|
| 5483234 |
Florida carpenter ant |
Camponotus atriceps |
|
| 5006035 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Illustration by Arthur Cushman |
| 5006058 |
mantids |
|
Illustration by Arthur Cushman |
| 1366087 |
Chinese mantid |
Tenodera aridifolia sinensis |
Head |
| 5478353 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
Live on tree. |
| 5478351 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
Live on tree. |
| 5476405 |
little fire ant |
Wasmannia auropunctata |
Head, close-up. |
| 1366085 |
Chinese mantid |
Tenodera aridifolia sinensis |
Head |
| 1366086 |
Chinese mantid |
Tenodera aridifolia sinensis |
Head |
| 1593092 |
net-winged beetles |
Calopteron spp. |
Adult beetle |
| 5475863 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Wings are forming and drying |
| 5475862 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
emerging from last molt |
| 5475861 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Emerging from last molt |
| 5475860 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Emerging from last molt |
| 5476116 |
robber fly |
Proctacanthella exquisita |
The Robber Fly inverts, setting atop of the Yellow Jacket. |
| 5475890 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Large worker. Close-up of face. |
| 5475888 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Medium worker. Close-up of face. |
| 5475879 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Close-up of face. |
| 5469294 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469295 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469296 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469297 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5472510 |
big-headed ground beetle |
Scarites subterraneus |
|
| 5474447 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5474446 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
|
| 5474445 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5474443 |
Sphecid wasp |
Eremnophila aureonotata |
Coastal plain; Tift County |
| 5471900 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus servus |
|
| 5401800 |
European earwig |
Forficula auricularia |
|
| 5401803 |
European earwig |
Forficula auricularia |
|
| 5401804 |
European earwig |
Forficula auricularia |
|
| 5401798 |
European earwig |
Forficula auricularia |
|
| 5401799 |
European earwig |
Forficula auricularia |
|
| 5471915 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Nematidium filiforme |
|
| 5471902 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus tuberculatus |
|
| 5471899 |
cylindrical bark beetles |
Lasconotus referendarius |
|
| 5471897 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus planipennis |
|
| 5471901 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus subcostulatus |
|
| 5471903 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus vegrandis |
|
| 5471898 |
cylindrical bark beetles |
Lasconotus pusillus |
|
| 5471896 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus pertenuis |
|
| 5471891 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus intricatus |
|
| 5471893 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus laqueatus |
|
| 5471895 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus nucleatus |
|
| 5471890 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus fitzgibbonae |
|
| 5471888 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus complex |
|
| 5471894 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus linearis |
|
| 5471887 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus borealis |
|
| 5471892 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus knulli |
|
| 5471889 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus concavus |
|
| 5471886 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Lasconotus bitomoides |
|
| 5471869 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Colydium glabriculum |
|
| 5471872 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Colydium robustum |
|
| 5471871 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Colydium nigripenne |
|
| 5471873 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Colydium thomasi |
|
| 5471849 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Aulonium ferrugineum |
|
| 5471853 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Aulonium tuberculatum |
|
| 5471854 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Aulonium tuberculatum |
|
| 5471851 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Aulonium longum |
|
| 5471852 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Aulonium parallelopipedum |
|
| 5471850 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Aulonium longum |
|
| 5471848 |
Cylindrical bark beetle |
Aulonium aequicolle |
|
| 5469485 |
spined soldier bug |
Podisus maculiventris |
|
| 5468288 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest |
| 5463448 |
spider hunting wasp |
Heterodontonyx bicolor |
|
| 5459326 |
banded thrips |
Aeolothrips intermedius |
Origin- Portugal.
Collected off of Leucospermum spp. |
| 5445758 |
brown lacewings |
|
Brown Lacewing but unknown as to which species this is. |
| 5445316 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Trap baited with heptyl butyrate |
| 5429639 |
robber flies |
|
Robber fly eating a honey bee |
| 5443196 |
western dobsonfly |
Corydalus texanus |
adult male and female, pinned
|
| 5443162 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Nest at end of year. Photograph taken October 27, 2010 |
| 5443163 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Nest at end of year. Photograph taken October 27, 2010 |
| 5432676 |
mole cricket hunters |
Larra bicolor |
|
| 5432677 |
mole cricket hunters |
Larra bicolor |
|
| 1246045 |
green lacewings |
Chrysoperla spp. |
|
| 5440440 |
firefly |
Pyropyga decipiens |
|
| 3066082 |
lady beetle |
|
pupating in black cherry seed orchard |
| 3225015 |
checkered beetle |
Thanasimus dubius |
|
| 1326187 |
damsel bugs |
Nabis spp. |
Generalist predator of insects. |
| 1326052 |
hunting wasp |
Pemphredon spp. |
Recently emerged asult nesting in green ash twig |
| 1295010 |
vedalia beetle |
Rodolia cardinalis |
Eppendorph tubes were used to test neonate larvae. This photo shows a positive control using Icerya purchasi and a R. cardinalis larva. |
| 2121039 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 1242050 |
multicolored Asian lady beetle |
Harmonia axyridis |
|
| 1242017 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
|
| 5438948 |
assassin bug |
Pselliopus barberi |
|
| 5438946 |
mantid fly |
Leptomantispa pulchella |
|
| 2131037 |
syrphid or flower flies |
|
|
| 2133023 |
six-spotted tiger beetle |
Cicindela sexguttata |
Southeast Michigan |
| 1366034 |
ambush bug |
Phymata americana |
with fly prey |
| 2106094 |
lady beetle |
|
With aphid |
| 1242018 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
|
| 1453035 |
horse fly |
Tabanus gladiator |
male, eyes frontal view, collected near Statesboro, Bulloch County, GA on 18 August 1990 |
| 2187010 |
flower spider |
Misumena spp. |
|
| 1366066 |
reddish carpenter ant |
Camponotus castaneus |
|
| 1435171 |
syrphid or flower flies |
|
|
| 1242112 |
stilt bug |
Jalysus wickhami |
|
| 1326184 |
damsel bugs |
Nabis spp. |
Generalist predator of insects. |
| 1246028 |
Carolina mantid |
Stagmomantis carolina |
|
| 1246030 |
agile ground mantid |
Litaneutria minor |
|
| 1246031 |
Chinese mantid |
Tenodera aridifolia sinensis |
Female |
| 1224170 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1454019 |
mantids |
|
mating at the Butterfly Farm in St. Maarten |
| 2187006 |
ebony jewelwing |
Calopteryx maculata |
|
| 5435314 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Fire ant mound near high voltage electrical unit |
| 5435315 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Fire ant mound near high voltage electrical unit |
| 5435317 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Fire ant mounds along road and curb/sidewalk |
| 1225039 |
wheel bug |
Arilus cristatus |
|
| 1320074 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
Convergent lady beetles are imported for study at the ARS Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Laboratory in Newark, Delaware. |
| 1454018 |
mantids |
|
mating at the Butterfly Farm in St. Maarten |
| 1366022 |
robber fly |
Holcocephala fusca |
with midge prey |
| 1366008 |
multicolored Asian lady beetle |
Harmonia axyridis |
|
| 1325091 |
Sphecid wasp |
Ammophila spp. |
carrying cherry spinx (Sphinx drupiferarum) prey |
| 1454017 |
mantids |
|
mating at the Butterfly Farm in St. Maarten |
| 1220103 |
kidney-spot ladybird |
Chilocorus renipustulatus |
a predator of scale Chionaspis salicis |
| 1351005 |
lady beetle |
|
|
| 1351007 |
lady beetle |
|
|
| 0001006 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
numerous stings |
| 2106095 |
goldenrod solider beetle |
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus |
|
| 5435550 |
migrant spreadwing |
Lestes barbarus |
|
| 5435390 |
antlions |
Myrmeleon formicarius |
|
| 1386031 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
|
| 1223035 |
multicolored Asian lady beetle |
Harmonia axyridis |
|
| 1225009 |
ebony jewelwing |
Calopteryx maculata |
|
| 1351008 |
lady beetle |
|
|
| 5435290 |
checkered beetle |
Enoclerus quadrisignatus |
|
| 5435258 |
Syrphid fly |
Toxomerus marginatus |
Toxomerus marginatus on wild chickory. |
| 5388284 |
mantid |
Tenodera spp. |
A praying mantis clings to a window. |
| 5434957 |
assassin bug |
Zelus luridus |
light brown coloration usually indicates a female. |
| 5434869 |
potterwasp |
Eumenes fraternus |
on Queen Annes' Lace. |
| 5434781 |
ground beetle |
Carabus cancellatus |
|
| 5434784 |
ground beetle |
Carabus cancellatus |
|
| 2145084 |
syrphid or flower flies |
|
|
| 1398017 |
syrphid or flower flies |
|
Adult syrphid ovipositing on a balsam fir twig infested with balsam woolly adelgid. Anoka Co., MN, late May. |
| 1398150 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 2158076 |
ebony jewelwing |
Calopteryx maculata |
|
| 5432152 |
banded net-winged beetle |
Calopteron reticulatum |
Usually seen sitting on leaves. They may on occassion raise their wing covers in a type of defensive display. |
| 2147074 |
syrphid or flower flies |
|
|
| 1398018 |
syrphid or flower flies |
|
|
| 2107019 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
With aphids |
| 2158077 |
ebony jewelwing |
Calopteryx maculata |
|
| 2116057 |
mantids |
|
|
| 5429661 |
dobsonfly |
Corydalus cornutus |
|
| 5429667 |
robber flies |
|
|
| 5429664 |
robber flies |
|
|
| 5429663 |
robber flies |
|
|
| 5430190 |
two-lined leatherwing |
Atalantycha bilineata |
|
| 1366037 |
spined assassin bug |
Sinea diadema |
|
| 5430191 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
Male Eastern yellow jacket. |
| 5430192 |
wheel bug |
Arilus cristatus |
Nymphal stage of a wheel bug. |
| 1246032 |
Chinese mantid |
Tenodera aridifolia sinensis |
Male |
| 1113001 |
jewelwing damselflies |
Calopteryx spp. |
|
| 1351006 |
lady beetle |
|
|
| 1366032 |
ambush bug |
Phymata americana |
|
| 1366075 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 2131057 |
Sphecid wasps |
|
|
| 1330032 |
eyed click beetle |
Alaus oculatus |
|
| 5402553 |
spotted spreadwing |
Lestes congener |
|
| 5402554 |
spotted spreadwing |
Lestes congener |
|
| 2116042 |
ambush bugs |
Phymata spp. |
Mating and feeding on bee |
| 5423877 |
dobsonfly |
Neohermes angusticollis |
|
| 5423878 |
dobsonfly |
Neohermes angusticollis |
|
| 5423879 |
dobsonfly |
Neohermes angusticollis |
|
| 5423813 |
common eastern firefly |
Photinus pyralis |
|
| 5423814 |
common eastern firefly |
Photinus pyralis |
|
| 5423755 |
black carpenter ant |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
|
| 5423816 |
Collops beetles |
Collops spp. |
|
| 5423904 |
stripetails |
Isoperla spp. |
|
| 5423905 |
stripetails |
Isoperla spp. |
|
| 5423765 |
spider wasps |
|
|
| 5423766 |
spider wasps |
|
|
| 5423832 |
horse fly |
Tabanus molestus |
|
| 5423863 |
assassin bug |
Zelus luridus |
|
| 5424158 |
assassin bugs |
Sinea spp. |
on Coreopsis flower |
| 5424136 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5382586 |
Sphecid wasp |
Isodontia exornata |
Photographed on a Beauty Berry |
| 5423682 |
American grass mantis |
Thesprotia graminis |
|
| 5369461 |
Sphecid wasps |
|
|
| 1561186 |
Allegheny mound ant |
Formica exsectoides |
mound; photo taken 23 August 1994 |
| 5403828 |
larch ladybird |
Aphidecta obliterata |
Conifers are normal the host plants for the Larch lady beetle Aphidecta obliterate.
Host: Conifers |
| 5403831 |
larch ladybird |
Aphidecta obliterata |
Conifers are normal the host plants for the Larch lady beetle Aphidecta obliterate.
Host: Conifers |
| 5382580 |
Sphecid wasp |
Isodontia exornata |
Photographed on a Beauty Berry |
| 5382549 |
linear earwig |
Doru lineare |
|
| 5382585 |
Sphecid wasp |
Isodontia exornata |
Photographed on a Beauty Berry |
| 5387753 |
hanging thief robber fly |
Diogmites salutans |
Photographed on a briar |
| 5407408 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
|
| 5406409 |
eastern amberwing |
Perithemis tenera |
|
| 5403483 |
lacewings |
|
green lacewig |
| 5403468 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
|
| 5403470 |
sevenspotted lady beetle |
Coccinella septempunctata |
with aphid prey |
| 5402596 |
six-spotted tiger beetle |
Cicindela sexguttata |
|
| 5196078 |
ashy gray lady beetle |
Olla v-nigrum |
|
| 5402889 |
Syrphid fly |
Syritta pipiens |
9mm long |
| 5402890 |
Syrphid fly |
Syritta pipiens |
9mm long |
| 5393447 |
parson spider |
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus |
adult female front view showing the eyes and fang |
| 5402567 |
Syrphid flies |
Syrphus spp. |
adult male closeup of head |
| 5387760 |
Sphecid wasp |
Cerceris fumipennis |
|
| 5394045 |
lady beetle |
|
A lady beetle on a common hop plant. |
| 5394044 |
lady beetle |
|
A lady beetle on a common hop plant. |
| 5394042 |
lady beetle |
|
A lady beetle on a common hop plant. |
| 5394043 |
lady beetle |
|
A lady beetle on a common hop plant. |
| 5394041 |
lady beetle |
|
A lady beetle on a common hop plant. |
| 5394040 |
lady beetle |
|
A lady beetle on a common hop plant. |
| 5394039 |
lady beetle |
|
A lady beetle on a common hop plant. |
| 5394038 |
lady beetle |
|
A lady beetle on a common hop plant. |
| 5393616 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Mating sequence - male is being consumed after mating. (Male is a brown morph.) |
| 5393617 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Mating sequence - male is being consumed after mating. (Male is a brown morph.) |
| 5393612 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Mating close-up. (Male is smaller and a brown morph.) |
| 5393614 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Mating pair. (Male is smaller and a brown morph.) |
| 5393615 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Mating sequence. (Male is on back an a bit out of picture.) |
| 5393610 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Mating sequence taken immediately before coupling. (Male is smaller and a brown morph.) |
| 5393611 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
Mating pair. (Male is smaller and a brown morph.) |
| 5393437 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
field ant feeding on honey |
| 5192029 |
mantids |
|
praying mantis |
| 5387774 |
spider wasp |
Tachypompilus ferruginea |
on Sicklepod |
| 5381057 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5369323 |
hister beetles |
Euspilotus spp. |
|
| 2146029 |
jumping spider |
Hentzia palmarum |
|
| 5382010 |
margined leatherwing |
Chauliognathus marginatus |
|
| 5291080 |
pantropical jumper |
Plexippus paykulli |
with fly prey on window screen |
| 5379921 |
metallic tiger beetle |
Megacephala carolina |
|
| 5387747 |
calico pennant |
Celithemis elisa |
|
| 5387759 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dorsalis |
on burnweed |
| 5387762 |
mason wasp |
Pachodynerus erynnis |
on burnweed |
| 5387776 |
black horse fly |
Tabanus atratus |
|
| 5380307 |
great golden digger wasp |
Sphex ichneumoneus |
|
| 5380338 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
adults on nest |
| 5385898 |
wheel bug |
Arilus cristatus |
Female starting to lay the eggs |
| 5386081 |
assassin bugs |
Zelus spp. |
|
| 5386084 |
assassin bugs |
Zelus spp. |
|
| 5386135 |
lake darner |
Aeshna eremita |
|
| 5386136 |
lake darner |
Aeshna eremita |
|
| 5367962 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5367959 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5367961 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5370387 |
yellow sac spider |
Cheiracanthium inclusum |
|
| 5376017 |
margined leatherwing |
Chauliognathus marginatus |
|
| 5379935 |
mud-dauber |
Tachytes spp. |
in North Carolina Department of Agriculture tobacco field |
| 5379944 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
Attracted to blacklight |
| 5379932 |
dobsonfly |
Corydalus cornutus |
Blacklight near pond/stream |
| 5379929 |
lady beetle |
|
molting |
| 5379916 |
stilt bugs |
Jalysus spp. |
mating |
| 5367930 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
|
| 5367933 |
sevenspotted lady beetle |
Coccinella septempunctata |
|
| 5367980 |
spined assassin bug |
Sinea diadema |
|
| 5367981 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5367982 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
|
| 5369328 |
click beetle |
Alaus myops |
|
| 5191047 |
cream spotted lady beetle |
Calvia quatuordecimguttata |
4/28/07 |
| 5347007 |
soldier beetles |
Chauliognathus spp. |
Adult beetle on rabbit brush, Larimer Co, CO, September 2007 |
| 5138003 |
sevenspotted lady beetle |
Coccinella septempunctata |
|
| 5369321 |
rove beetle |
Platydracus maculosus |
|
| 5369322 |
rove beetle |
Platydracus maculosus |
|
| 5369324 |
hister beetle |
Platysoma lecontei |
|
| 5369463 |
rove beetles |
Tachinus spp. |
|
| 5369417 |
narrowwinged damselfly |
Nehalennia gracilis |
|
| 5369785 |
stilt bug |
Jalysus wickhami |
Adult |
| 5367925 |
bigeyed bugs |
Geocoris punctipes |
|
| 5368158 |
earwings |
Euborellia spp. |
|
| 5368152 |
common hover fly |
Ischiodon scutellaris |
feeding on an aphid |
| 5368138 |
carabid |
Ophionea interstitialis |
|
| 5368130 |
three-banded ladybird |
Harmonia octomaculata |
species may have more than one color pattern |
| 5364250 |
lady beetle |
|
Teneral lady beetle, emerging from its pupa. |
| 5360676 |
sap beetle |
|
Sap beetle trap. |
| 5364290 |
spider wasp |
Episyron quinquenotatus hurdi |
Adult spider wasp (Episyron quinquenotatus) with its prey. |
| 5364244 |
ambush bugs |
Phymata spp. |
An ambush bug (Phymata sp.) preying on a honeybee (Apis mellifera). |
| 5360677 |
sap beetle |
|
Trap set to attract sap beetles at a field of sweet corn. |
| 5360669 |
sap beetle |
|
Larvae of a sap beetle species (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) damaging kernels of an ear of corn. |
| 5360665 |
sap beetle |
|
Larvae of a sap beetle species (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) damaging kernels of an ear of corn. |
| 5360663 |
sap beetle |
|
Larvae of a sap beetle species (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) damaging kernels of an ear of corn. |
| 5361246 |
spider mite destroyer |
Stethorus punctum picipes |
Adult spider mite destroyer (described as Stethorus picipes), a biological control agent of mites. |
| 5347081 |
Syrphid flies |
Palpada spp. |
|
| 5343086 |
long-jawed orbweavers |
|
|
| 5211066 |
syrphid or flower flies |
|
eating aphids |
| 5343050 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
tending milkweed aphids |
| 5343047 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
tending milkweed aphids |
| 5203034 |
eyed click beetle |
Alaus oculatus |
Collection information: May 01, 1961; Ontario: Essex Co. |
| 5203035 |
eyed click beetle |
Alaus oculatus |
Collection information: May 01, 1961; Ontario: Essex Co. |
| 5190076 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
minor worker; Collection information: July 03, 1929; Alabama: Mobile |
| 5190077 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
soldier; Collection information: July 03, 1929; Alabama: Mobile |
| 5190078 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
soldier; Collection information: July 03, 1929; Alabama: Mobile |
| 5190073 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
major worker; Collection information: July 03, 1929; Alabama: Mobile |
| 5190074 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
major worker; Collection information: July 03, 1929; Alabama: Mobile |
| 5190075 |
black imported fire ant |
Solenopsis richteri |
minor worker; Collection information: July 03, 1929; Alabama: Mobile |
| 5205026 |
multicolored Asian lady beetle |
Harmonia axyridis |
Collection information: Lousiana: Abita Springs; 1-Oct-91 |
| 5205025 |
multicolored Asian lady beetle |
Harmonia axyridis |
Collection information: Lousiana: Abita Springs; 1-Oct-91 |
| 5204094 |
twicestabbed lady beetle |
Chilocorus stigma |
Collection information: Florida: Highlands Co.; 18-Apr-76 |
| 5204096 |
twicestabbed lady beetle |
Chilocorus stigma |
Collection information: Florida: Highlands Co.; 18-Apr-76 |
| 5209004 |
checkered beetle |
Thanasimus dubius |
Collection information: North Carolina: Buncombe Co., Ashville; 13-Nov-75 |
| 5209005 |
checkered beetle |
Thanasimus dubius |
Collection information: North Carolina: Buncombe Co., Ashville; 13-Nov-75 |
| 5284075 |
ground beetle |
Tetragonoderus laevigatus |
Collection information: Florida: Dade Co., Miami |
| 5205053 |
vedalia beetle |
Rodolia cardinalis |
Collection information: Florida: Sumter Co.; 22-Apr-92 |
| 5205054 |
vedalia beetle |
Rodolia cardinalis |
Collection information: Florida: Sumter Co.; 22-Apr-92 |
| 5304074 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Overwintered queen chewing on weathered wood |
| 5303010 |
convergent lady beetle |
Hippodamia convergens |
Top to bottom: Pupa, teneral pupa, prepupa |
| 5138004 |
sevenspotted lady beetle |
Coccinella septempunctata |
|
| 5250054 |
yellow and black potter wasp |
Delta campaniforme campaniforme |
|
| 5295067 |
vedalia beetle |
Rodolia cardinalis |
pinned |
| 5295069 |
vedalia beetle |
Rodolia cardinalis |
pinned |
| 5288014 |
orange-banded clerid |
Enoclerus ichneumoneus |
|
| 5250064 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250065 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250066 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250067 |
macao paper wasp |
Polistes olivaceus |
habit |
| 5250085 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
habit |
| 5250091 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
habit |
| 5250092 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
habit |
| 5250007 |
longlegged ant |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
on_Canavalia_pubescens_flowers |
| 5250063 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
habit |
| 5250073 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
habit |
| 5211096 |
multicolored Asian lady beetle |
Harmonia axyridis |
6/22/07; Found on Paper Birch leaf |
| 5191036 |
dusty-wings |
|
Found under leaf of English Holly, Ilex aquifolium. |
| 5191037 |
dusty-wings |
|
Found under leaf of English Holly, Ilex aquifolium. |
| 5191018 |
pine lady beetle |
Mulsantina picta |
Found patrolling my Western Hemlock for barklice and springtails. |
| 5191045 |
red lady beetle |
Cycloneda munda |
4/28/07; Found eating aphids on one of my rose bushes. |
| 5191010 |
pine lady beetle |
Brumus quadripustulatus |
Found sunning itself on trunk of my Western Hemlock. |
| 5211054 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
5/28/07; Found wandering around on the foundation of my (brick) house. |
| 1476071 |
lady beetle |
|
Adults on massed on mullein plant |
| 5255066 |
ebony jewelwing |
Calopteryx maculata |
|
| 5255040 |
margined leatherwing |
Chauliognathus marginatus |
|
| 1510087 |
cicada killer |
Sphecius speciosus |
Cicada killer on John Ghent's back with prey |
| 5206062 |
antlions |
Myrmeleon spp. |
|
| 5195077 |
mealybug destroyer |
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri |
|
| 5195079 |
mealybug destroyer |
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri |
|
| 1491030 |
Eumenid wasp |
|
Eumenid at trap nest |
| 1491018 |
spider wasp |
Episyron quinquenotatus hurdi |
adult with spider prey |
| 1398022 |
multicolored Asian lady beetle |
Harmonia axyridis |
|
| 1626099 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
Girdled branches due to removal of bark to be used for nest building. |
| 1487026 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
feeding on grasshopper, 5 November 1973 |
| 5186083 |
mealybug destroyer |
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri |
adult beetle feeding on citrus mealybug |
| 5175004 |
halloween pennant |
Celithemis eponina |
Celery Bog, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. |
| 5175001 |
ebony jewelwing |
Calopteryx maculata |
Sugar Creek, D.Z. Arvin property, Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. |
| 5175044 |
hanging thieves robber flies |
Diogmites spp. |
700 East, Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. |
| 5175045 |
hanging thieves robber flies |
Diogmites spp. |
with honey bee; Near Williamsburg Apartments, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. |
| 5175041 |
robber flies |
Efferia spp. |
700 East, Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. |
| 5175042 |
robber flies |
Efferia spp. |
700 East, Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. |
| 1479005 |
Allegheny mound ant |
Formica exsectoides |
mound in field |
| 1479006 |
Allegheny mound ant |
Formica exsectoides |
mound in field |
| 5138033 |
Sphecid wasps |
Podalonia spp. |
|
| 5138011 |
mantids |
Mantis spp. |
|
| 5138012 |
mantids |
Mantis spp. |
with skipper |
| 5138013 |
mantids |
Mantis spp. |
with skipper |
| 5138032 |
spined assassin bug |
Sinea diadema |
|
| 5138024 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5138023 |
ambush bugs |
Phymata spp. |
|
| 5138022 |
ambush bugs |
Phymata spp. |
|
| 5137090 |
banded net-winged beetle |
Calopteron reticulatum |
|
| 5137091 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1323013 |
lacewings |
|
|
| 1323012 |
lacewings |
|
|
| 1435176 |
mantids |
|
Preying Mantid.Beneficial Insects. |
| 2514009 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald Face Hornet nest |
| 2514010 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald Face Hornet nest |
| 1316031 |
lady beetle |
|
A tray of lady-bird beetles (family Coccinellidae) from the museum's extensive collection of biological control agents. |
| 1319024 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
Unable to escape vicious fire ant stings, hatching alligators are especially vulnerable to attack. |
| 1319027 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
In less than 10 seconds, an unwary scientist was stung over 250 times on one leg when he carelessly knelt on a collapsed fire ant mound. The sterile pustules developed to this stage in 3 days. |
| 1320005 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Entomologist Roberto Pereira and technician Susan Reidel examine a red imported fire ant colony for the presence of ants infected with the recently discovered yellow-head disease. |
| 1475027 |
lady beetles |
Scymnus spp. |
Late instar larva feeding on colony of Eriosoma sp. aphids in elm. |
| 1475046 |
green lacewings |
Chrysoperla spp. |
close-up of egg |
| 1475007 |
large lady beetle |
Anatis lecontei |
|
| 1322018 |
fourteen-spotted lady beetle |
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata |
Three-sixteenths-inch-long Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (14-spot) lady beetles look for aphids on a fava bean leaf. Scientists think the beetles might be helpful in controlling Russian wheat aphids that now infest 17 Great Plains and Western states. |
| 1322019 |
fourteen-spotted lady beetle |
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata |
The 14-spot pattern on the Propylea quatuordecimpunctata lady beetle varies widely. |
| 1322020 |
fourteen-spotted lady beetle |
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata |
A P-14 lady beetle devours a pea aphid |
| 5110036 |
bluet damselflies |
Enallagma spp. |
|
| 1324040 |
long-jawed orbweaver |
Tetragnatha spp. |
Long-jawed orb weavers are abundant spiders in Colorado and Oklahoma wheat fields. They feed on greenbugs, which are serious pests of winter wheat. |
| 1324041 |
long-jawed orbweaver |
Tetragnatha spp. |
Researchers are just beginning to evaluate the potential for native insect predators including spiders such as this long-jawed orb weaver to hold agricultural pests in check. |
| 5083017 |
European mantid |
Mantis religiosa |
female, green morph; close up of head and prothorax in side view. |
| 5019046 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest |
| 5016085 |
European ground beetle |
Carabus nemoralis |
|
| 5016084 |
golden ground beetle |
Carabus auratus |
Native to Europe; introduced as a predator on gypsy moth |
| 5072006 |
ladybird beetle |
Mimolithophilus brevicornis |
|
| 5072007 |
ladybird beetle |
Mimolithophilus brevicornis |
|
| 5072005 |
ladybird beetle |
Mimolithophilus brevicornis |
|
| 5072008 |
ladybird beetle |
Mimolithophilus capensis |
|
| 5072009 |
ladybird beetle |
Mimolithophilus capensis |
|
| 2183039 |
narrow-winged tree cricket |
Oecanthus niveus |
|
| 5025010 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
Heptyl butyrate-baited trap containing a mixture of prairie yellowjackets (ca. 85%) and western yellowjackets. |
| 5008006 |
mantids |
|
|
| 5008007 |
mantids |
|
|
| 5005092 |
mantids |
|
|
| 5006017 |
paper wasp |
Polistes metrica |
|
| 3226086 |
wheel bug |
Arilus cristatus |
feeding on sawfly larva |
| 2113052 |
European red-bellied clerid |
Thanasimus formicarius |
adult |
| 2131039 |
pilose checkered beetle |
Chariessa pilosa |
Adult beetle feeding on adult eamerald ash borer |
| 1238068 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
SC |
| 1398187 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1396071 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1398035 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
Holes from pileated woodpeckers preying on ants. |
| 1121013 |
European red-bellied clerid |
Thanasimus formicarius |
Adult released from a pheromonal trap |
| 1361026 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
|
| 1361214 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
Large nest |
| 0806074 |
ants |
Formica spp. |
Mound with carpenter's rule for scale (Torolf Torgersen's slide). Boise Cascade Corpor¬ation lands. |
| 1295009 |
vedalia beetle |
Rodolia cardinalis |
Eggs of an endemic mealybug tested against R. cardinalis adults. Indeterminate numbers were used because of their smal size. |
| 1276008 |
lady beetle |
Sasajiscymnus tsugae |
|
| 1276009 |
lady beetle |
Sasajiscymnus tsugae |
|
| 1276023 |
tooth-necked fungus beetles |
Laricobius spp. |
|
| 1274050 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Larvae that fall to the ground become a meal for fire ants |
| 1274042 |
lacewings and allies |
|
Lacewing eggs sit atop thread-like stalks, which help prevent newly hatched larvae from eating each other. Adults and larvae are predators. |
| 1254048 |
lady beetle |
|
Fort Collins, CO. |
| 1242039 |
bigeyed bugs |
Geocoris punctipes |
|
| 1242040 |
bigeyed bugs |
Geocoris punctipes |
|
| 1242041 |
bigeyed bugs |
Geocoris punctipes |
|
| 1326051 |
hunting wasp |
Pemphredon spp. |
Larval cells in excavated pith |
| 1326053 |
hunting wasp |
Pemphredon spp. |
Recently emerged adult nesting in green ash twig |
| 2666065 |
red lady beetle |
Cycloneda munda |
feeding on aphid mummy |
| 1321080 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
Widely disliked for their venomous, painful stings, fire ants have spread across much of the southern United States. |
| 1228037 |
red lady beetle |
Cycloneda munda |
|
| 1228038 |
red lady beetle |
Cycloneda munda |
|
| 1228039 |
red lady beetle |
Cycloneda munda |
|
| 1228036 |
sevenspotted lady beetle |
Coccinella septempunctata |
|
| 1228035 |
sevenspotted lady beetle |
Coccinella septempunctata |
|
| 1148035 |
red imported fire ant |
Solenopsis invicta |
mounds |
| 1150143 |
lady beetle |
|
Natural enemies, such as lady beetles, played an important role in controlling aphid populations. During winter months when temperatures are cold, predator and parasite insects are not very active, and this may be the reason aphid populations became so large early in 2002. |
| 2722010 |
fire ant |
Solenopsis geminata |
mound at base of pine tree |
| 0001023 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest in a tree |
| 2666027 |
green lacewings |
Chrysopa spp. |
|
| 1748021 |
anchor stink bug |
Stiretrus anchorago |
adult bug feeding on larva of eastern tent caterpillar |
| 0014087 |
assassin bug |
Zelus longipes |
|
| 4178089 |
checkered beetle |
Thanasimus dubius |
in pupal chamber |
| 4178090 |
checkered beetle |
Thanasimus dubius |
in pupal chamber |
| 2912054 |
mantids |
|
|
| 3227042 |
Chinese mantid |
Tenodera aridifolia sinensis |
adult rearing with front legs spread |
| 3226094 |
V-marked lady beetle |
Neoharmonia venusta |
immature feeding on pine needle scale |
| 3226045 |
forest caterpillar hunter |
Calosoma sycophanta |
adult on pine tree bole |
| 3226039 |
bark-gnawing beetles |
Temnoscheila virescens |
on bark near southern pine beetle pitch tube |
| 2253070 |
multicolored Asian lady beetle |
Harmonia axyridis |
|
| 0805065 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
in white spruce |
| 0805067 |
carpenter ants |
Camponotus spp. |
damaged timber |
