claims that Mexican bean beetles are ‘easy to ID’. She explains: ‘They are 1/3” long yellow-brown to orange beetles with 16 black spots. The yellow eggs are oval and laid on the undersides of leaves. The larvae are yellow with a black spine and can also be found in the soil...
Like it’s odoriferous cousins the Voodoo Lily and the Vampire Lily, The Dead Horse Arum lures flies and carrion beetles to its pollen coated stamen with the alluring smells of rotting meat, or rotting flesh of horses.(And like its cousins Voodoo and Vampire, it is also not really a lily...
However, not all stinkbugs are bad. Some are beneficial, like the spined soldier bug. This predatory stink bug feeds on over 90 crop pests, from cabbage loopers to Mexican bean beetles. It’s helpful to understand which species you’re dealing with and what attracts them when performing pe...
P-methoxybenzaldehyde is an important fine chemical, and its application is very wide. Using it as a raw material can develop high value-added downstream products. Although there are many production methods, it uses electrochemical oxidation of p-methyl anisole, ozone oxidation and electrochemical oxi...
Stink bugs are insects that get their name from the unpleasant odor they release when they feel threatened. They are part of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) family, known scientifically as Halyomorpha halys. These insects can be found in various places, including gardens, fields, and ev...
While cockroaches share some similarities with other insects, there are specific characteristics that set them apart:Color and Shape: Cockroaches typically have flattened bodies and are dark brown or black in color. Their oval-shaped bodies may resemble other insects like beetles or crickets, but ...
Mexican bean beetlesare something I have not had to contend with yet which is a blessing. One female can lay over 500 eggs! If yourbeanleaves are being skeletonized check the underside for clusters of yellow eggs and crush them. Handpick the beetles or knock them into a bucket of soapy ...
Mexican bean beetles Midges Mites Mosquitoes Moths and moth larvae Mushroom flies Nematodes Pod bug Pulse beetle Red palm weevil Root weevil adults Sandflies Sawflies Scale bugs on plants Semi loopers Spider mites (details onspider mites and Neem oil) ...
A few species of stink bugs do not feed on plants. They are predators of insects that attack plants. These predatory stink bugs have been found feeding on velvet bean caterpillars, root weevils, Colorado potato beetles and southern green stink bugs. Because of this, most gardeners consider the...
Ladybugsare small round red insects with black spots. They can be other colors, like orange, yellow, and black, but the most familiar species is the seven-spotted ladybug which is red. Ladybugs are sometimes called ladybird beetles or lady beetles; they got their name from farmers who would...