Natural Enemy Field Guide: Color Guide to Beneficial Insects

Content Source: Ohio State University Extension

Resource Explained

This pamphlet, produced by Ohio State University, is a visual identification guide to beneficial insects and organisms that provide natural pest control in agricultural crops and gardens. It covers lady beetles, ground beetles, predatory true bugs, parasitoid wasps and flies, lacewings, hover flies, and spiders — with photos, size indicators, and key identifying characteristics for each.

Region

Midwest

Topic

Insect/Pest Management

Year Published

2017

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