10 Beneficial Bugs that Provide Green Pest Control - By: M. Davis

Your local pest control company probably has several insect valentines. Being enamored with an insect might strike you as odd. If you're not current with the residential pest control scene, you may see all bugs as equally repellant, but the truth is that there are many beneficial species that can be your partners in green pest control. If you find any of the following ten beneficial insects in your garden, let them flourish.

1. Honeybees

If you and your lover adore fresh flowers, thank honeybees for the crucial pollination they provide. Plus, honeybees make honey!

2. Green Lacewings

You may be unfamiliar with green lacewings, but they are heroes of the garden because they devour such pests as thrips, mites, whiteflies, and aphids. Moreover, green lacewings provide pollination, just like honeybees.

3. Ladybugs

Valentine's Day wouldn't be the same without roses, and ladybugs are the defenders of roses. Gardeners around the world purchase ladybugs to eat the aphids that are the bane of rosebushes' existence. Aphids aren't really a serious enough threat to warrant professional residential pest control, but sure can kill a romantic mood.

4. Mite Predator

Phytoseiulus persimilis, AKA the Mite Predator, devours mites at all stages of life, including the detested spider mite. Releasing mite predators into your garden is an eco-friendly method of residential pest control.

5. Minute Pirate Bug

Just be glad that you're not a thrip, aphid, caterpillar, or insect egg. If you were, you'd be susceptible to death by the minute pirate bug, which uses a needle-like beak to suck out the internal fluids of its pray. Encourage minute pirate bugs in your garden and see pest populations decrease.

6. Fireflies

Fireflies practice an unusual form of sexual communication. They use their glowing rear ends to locate mates. Fireflies don't serve any utilitarian purpose, but they do create the perfect romantic mood during hot summer nights.

7. Dragonflies

Mosquitoes have ruined millions of romantic rendezvous. Fortunately, you can discourage mosquitoes by encouraging dragonflies. Like their pray, dragonflies usually breed in open standing water. (Eradicating these breeding grounds is another way to practice green residential pest control.)

8. Crickets

Human lovers swoon for the mating calls of male crickets, which rub their legs together to create warning signals to keep romantic rivals away. Real Romeos, Crickets also use this unique talent to sing a post-mating serenade.

9. Praying Mantis

Green thumbs all over the world love praying mantis because they eat insect eggs, mosquitoes, caterpillars, leafhoppers, aphids, and mites. Your local pest control company may be able to provide a catalogue of this and other insect predators.

10. Spined Soldier Bug

The spined soldier bug teaches an important love lesson: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Certainly, the average person would not feel warm, fuzzy feelings for the spined soldier bug, which boasts spiky shoulder protuberances and a long proboscis. However, plant lovers adore the spined soldier bug because it eats undesirable worms, loopers, and beetles.

Whether you're a lover of romantic outdoor scenes, a gardener, or just a hater of flying pests, you'll love the green pest control provided by these beneficial insects. Encourage these bugs on your property by providing them with their preferred forms of food and shelter.

About the Author

If you find yourself facing a pest problem in your home or business, the Seattle pest control team at Eden Advanced Pest Technologies has an extensive list of services they provide. Read about their Integrated Pest Management solutions on their website at http://www.EdenPest.com.

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