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Pictures of the text Beneficial Insects
  • Beneficial insects- feed on pest insects
  • Ladybeetles/ladybugs
    • Many sizes & colors
    • Feed on aphids & whiteflies
  • Lacewings
    • Adults-light green/ brown, long antennae & large wings
    • When young- feeds on insects & insect eggs
  • Aphid parasitic wasps
    • Deposits egg inside aphid
    • Egg hatches & the larva mummifies the aphid

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