Identifying strange critters and creatures in the garden has become one of my common jobs. Often the photo quality is less than ideal and it's hard, but the latest one was so clear that the mystery ...

The green lacewings, Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) and Chrysoperla rufilabris (Burmeister), commonly are found throughout North America. Interest in utilizing these beneficial predators as a component ...

One insect I would really like to see in my garden is the lacewing, along with all its life stages, ranging from the beautiful to the beastly. I rarely see the delicate lacewing adult with its ...

Green Lacewings are predatory insects from the Chrysopidae family. Their larvae feed on the eggs and immature stages of pests including spider-mites, thrips, whiteflies and more. In other words, they ...

The summit of Flagstaff Mountain is dominated by old ponderosa pines. Within the last several decades, drought, high winds, mountain pine beetles and mistletoes have taken their toll, leaving numerous ...

Q. I am trying to use more natural controls in my vegetable garden so I purchased some ladybugs to eat the aphids on my broccoli and released them in the garden. How can I tell if they are reproducing ...