蠕虫 are everywhere, especially on a rainy day. But they are also one of your best friends in the garden. 蠕虫是令人难以置信的高效分解者,这意味着它们吃死的或腐烂的物质. 它们非常善于将能量再次放回土壤中供植物使用. They also help improve soil texture.
类别
分解器
好处
Removal of dead and decay, soil nutrients, soil texture
蜜蜂 are certainly incredible insects. We have 400-500 species of bees in Idaho. 蜜蜂是我们花和家庭花园的顶级传粉者之一,也是商业作物的传粉者. 蜜蜂 also make honey, which many of us enjoy.
There are both brown and green lacewings; calld lacewing because of their lacey, see-through wings. These insects are voracious predators as larvae. Larvae have big, strong jaws for capturing and eating prey.
食蚜蝇或食蚜蝇是一种小型的掠食性苍蝇,喜欢在你的花周围徘徊. They feast on insects eating your plants, such as aphids. They will also eat some pollen. 它们通常是黄色或橙色和黑色条纹,使一些人认为它们是小黄蜂或蜜蜂. They are just flies and cannot sting you.
类别
捕食者
好处
Control of pest populations
*有害
没有一个
目标物种
蚜虫, other soft-bodied insects
识别
小飞, iridescent or clear wings, 非常大的, 通常是红色的, 眼睛, black and yellow or orange stripes on abdomen