Want Fewer Spider Mites? Ease Up on the Beetle Spraying! February 20, 2025 - From Issue: 748 By: Zeus Mateos and Ian Kaplan Read More Growing watermelons in Indiana isn’t always easy if you have cucumber beetles and spider mites. These pests are some of the most damaging to Midwest cucurbits and are commonly managed[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Pests and Pest Management – General
Insect Spotlight: The Minute Pirate Bug – A Key Predator July 24, 2024 - From Issue: 741 By: Scarleth Chinchilla and Laura Ingwell Read More Orius insidiosus, also known as the minute pirate bug, is native to North America and a beneficial insect (Figure 1). They are generalist omnivores, feeding on other insects and pollen. Minute[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Insect and Mite Management
Insect Spotlight: Spiders – An Overview Of Their Role In Agricultural Systems July 11, 2024 - From Issue: 740 By: Cristhian Ochoa and Laura Ingwell Read More I know what you’re thinking: this is an insect spotlight, but you are writing about spiders! They are not insects! Well, you are correct. They are not insects but rather[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites
Insect Spotlight: Blow Flies June 14, 2024 - From Issue: 738 By: Robert Grosdidier and Laura Ingwell Read More Blow flies are a group of iridescent green or blue flies belonging to the family Calliphoridae. Flies undergo complete metamorphosis, transitioning through egg-larva(maggot)-pupa-adult. Often in this situation, the larvae and[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Spotlight
Insect Spotlight: Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) April 17, 2024 - From Issue: 734 By: Cristhian Ochoa and Laura Ingwell Read More Lacewings are a group of insects commonly found in Indiana and throughout the world. There are several species, but the most common that you will see in Indiana include the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Spotlight
Winter Weeds as Refuge for Pest and Beneficial Invertebrates April 17, 2024 - From Issue: 734 By: Samantha Willden and Laura Ingwell Read More Background High tunnels provide a hospitable environment for crops and insect pests, but little is known about the weed community present within them. From 1 December 2022 to 17 March[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Pests and Pest Management – General Weeds
Insect Spotlight: Two-Spotted Lady Beetle April 3, 2024 - From Issue: 733 By: Isabela Arias, Samantha Willden and Laura Ingwell Read More The Two-spotted lady beetle, Adalia bipunctata, is a common insect predator, meaning it feeds on other, smaller bugs. Native to North America and Europe, the Two-spotted lady beetle is distinguished[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites IPM Predatory insects
Answer to Question from Last Issue (7-16-2020) July 30, 2020 - From Issue: 679 By: Laura Ingwell Read More This insect provides two important ecosystem services in your crops. Can you identify the bug and tell us what they do? Answer- It is a yellow striped soldier beetle. They[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites
Question of the Issue (7-16-2020) July 16, 2020 - From Issue: 678 By: Laura Ingwell Read More This insect provides two important ecosystem services in your crops. Can you identify the bug and tell us what they do? Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites
Cucumber Beetle Updates and Spray Considerations June 17, 2020 - From Issue: 676 By: Jacob Pecenka and Laura Ingwell Read More While in your fields in the last week you may have noticed fewer striped cucumber beetles on the leaves and stems of the growing cucurbit plants (Figure 1). This is[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Insect and Mite Management
