IPM and Pollinator Conservation

IPM Manual: Beneficial Insects

Beneficial Arthropods Organized Taxonomically

Class: Arachnida

Class: Insecta (Insects)

Beneficial Arthropods Organized by Common Name

Aphelinid wasps
Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae

Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae

Assassin bugs
Hemiptera: Reduviidae

Bigeyed bugs
Hemiptera: Lygaeidae

Braconid wasps
Hymenoptera: Braconidae

Brown lacewings
Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae

Caterpillar hunter, Calosoma sycophanta
Coleoptera: Carabidae

Chalcidid wasps
Hymenoptera: Chalcididae

Convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae

Encyrtid wasps
Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae

Flower flies
Diptera: Syrphidae

Gall midges
Diptera: Cecidomyiidae

Green lacewings
Neuroptera: Chrysopidae

Ground beetles
Coleoptera: Carabidae

Hornets, Dolichovespula spp.
Hymenoptera: Vespidae

Hover flies
Diptera: Syrphidae

Ichneumonid wasps
Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae

Insidious flower bug, Orius insidiosus
Hemiptera: Anthocoridae

Lady beetles
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae

Spiders
Araneae: many families

Spined soldier bug, Podisus maculiventris
Hemiptera: Pentatomidae

Stink bugs
Hemiptera: Pentatomidae

Plant bugs
Hemiptera: Miridae

Syrphid flies
Diptera: Syrphidae

Tachinid flies
Diptera: Tachinidae

Thrips, predatory
Thysanoptera: several families

Tiger beetles
Coleoptera: Cicindelidae

Trichogrammid wasps
Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae

Twelve-spotted lady beetle, Coleomegilla maculata
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae

Twice-stabbed lady beetle, Chilocorus spp.
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae

Two-spotted lady beetle, Adalia bipunctata
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae

Two-spotted stink bug, Perillus bioculatus
Hemiptera: Pentatomidae

Vespid wasps
Hymenoptera: Vespidae

Wheel bug, Arilus cristatus
Hemiptera: Reduviidae

Whitefly parasitoid, Encarsia formosa
Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae

Yellowjackets, Vespula spp.
Hymenoptera: Vespidae