Beneficial insect
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Beneficial insects are any of a number of species of insects that perform valued services like pollination and pest control. The concept of beneficial is subjective and only arises in light of desired
Ladybirds (also known as lady bugs in North America) are a beneficial insect commonly sold for biological control of aphids.
Bee boxes at an organic farm
Encarsia formosa, an endoparasitic wasp, was one of the first biological control agents developed.
Many plants in the family Asteraceae attract beneficial insects.
Firefly
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The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,400 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or gl
Beneficial insect
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Photuris lucicrescens
Photuris female by flash photography (above); by her own light (below)
Lamprohiza female by her own light
Fireflies in the woods near Nuremberg, Germany, 30-second exposure