Green Lacewings
Sep 29, 2020 20:12:08 #
These are two Green Lacewings that I staged for focus stacking sessions. The first one is staged at 5X magnification of an expired Green Lacewing that my Grandson found in the garage where he works and he brought it home for me. It appears to have been dead for a while and it has lost some of its color however 'waste not...want not'.
The second image is one that I found in our yard in May and it was a fresh specimen so it is more representative of how they would look should you come across one. This specimen was staged for a focus stacking session at 2X magnification.
The Green Lacewings are an often under-appreciated group of beneficial insects. As with lady bug beetles, they are natural enemies and important predators of many types of soft bodied nuisance and pest insects such as aphids, caterpillars other insect larvae and insect eggs. They are common in the spring summer and fall and their contribution to insect control is immense. Their larvae are also available for purchase from a few biological control supply houses for those that want to use nature's form of pest insect control.
The second image is one that I found in our yard in May and it was a fresh specimen so it is more representative of how they would look should you come across one. This specimen was staged for a focus stacking session at 2X magnification.
The Green Lacewings are an often under-appreciated group of beneficial insects. As with lady bug beetles, they are natural enemies and important predators of many types of soft bodied nuisance and pest insects such as aphids, caterpillars other insect larvae and insect eggs. They are common in the spring summer and fall and their contribution to insect control is immense. Their larvae are also available for purchase from a few biological control supply houses for those that want to use nature's form of pest insect control.
Sep 30, 2020 09:54:04 #
Sep 30, 2020 10:44:09 #
ecobin wrote:
Wow, these are OUTSTANDING.
Gary, you have out-done yourself.
Gary, you have out-done yourself.
Thanks, Elliott. It's nice to know that you enjoyed seeing them.
Sep 30, 2020 20:07:58 #
Sep 30, 2020 21:37:06 #
kpmac wrote:
Nice as usual.
Thanks, Kpmac. I hope that all is going well for you down there and that the chiggers are giving you a break.
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