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<\/a><\/figure>Tachinid flies<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Tachinid Flies\nOrder: DipteraFamily: Tachinidae\nDescription\nTachinid flies are parasites of various insect pests, including certain true bugs, beetle larvae, moths, grasshoppers, and sawflies. ...<\/div><\/article>![\"Syrphid](\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\")
<\/a><\/figure>Syrphid flies<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Syrphid Flies\nOrder: DipteraFamily: Syrphidae\nDescription\nSyrphid flies, commonly referred to as hover flies, are brightly colored yellow or orange flies with black markings that mimic bees or ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Spiders<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Spiders\nOrder: Araneae\nDescription\nAll spiders have two body segments, eight legs, and lack antennae. They typically have six to eight eyes arranged in two rows and modified mouthparts called ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Predatory mites<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Predatory Mites\nOrder: AcariFamily: Phytoseiidae\nDescription\nAdult predatory mites have four pairs of legs and have pear- or teardrop-shaped bodies that lack antennae and wings. Compared to ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Predatory bugs<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Predatory bugs\nOrder: Hemiptera\nFamilies: Reduviidae, Geocoridae, Anthocoridae, Pentatomidae, Nabidae\nDescription\nMany species of true bugs are predators of insects and mites. Pests susceptible ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Parasitoid wasps<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Parasitoid Wasps\nOrder: HymenopteraFamily: Braconidae, Scelionidae, Ichneumonidae, Eulophidae, Aphelinidae, Trichogrammatidae\nDescription\nThe exact appearance of parasitoid wasps depends on the ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Mantids<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Mantids\nOrder: MantodeaFamily: Mantidae\nDescription\nMantids are uncommon in most of Colorado but are familiar insects to most gardeners. Mantids are relatively large insects that range in size ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Lady beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Lady beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Coccinellidae\nDescription\nAdults and larvae of lady beetles primarily feed on aphids and can also attack leafhoppers, mites, scale insects, thrips, ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Insect parasitic nematodes<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Insect parasitic nematodes\nOrder: Rhabdita\nDescription\nInsect parasitic nematodes are small worms that are abundant in soil and require an insect host to complete their life cycle. These worms ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Ground beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Ground beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Carabidae\nDescription\nGround beetles are generalist predators with powerful jaws that feed on nearly any soil-dwelling insect. There are many species of ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Green lacewings<\/h2><\/div>
Tachinid Flies\nOrder: DipteraFamily: Tachinidae\nDescription\nTachinid flies are parasites of various insect pests, including certain true bugs, beetle larvae, moths, grasshoppers, and sawflies. ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Syrphid flies<\/h2><\/div>
![\"Syrphid](\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2023\/09\/Adult-syrphid-fly-1080x675.webp\")
<\/a><\/figure>Syrphid flies<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Syrphid Flies\nOrder: DipteraFamily: Syrphidae\nDescription\nSyrphid flies, commonly referred to as hover flies, are brightly colored yellow or orange flies with black markings that mimic bees or ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Spiders<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Spiders\nOrder: Araneae\nDescription\nAll spiders have two body segments, eight legs, and lack antennae. They typically have six to eight eyes arranged in two rows and modified mouthparts called ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Predatory mites<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Predatory Mites\nOrder: AcariFamily: Phytoseiidae\nDescription\nAdult predatory mites have four pairs of legs and have pear- or teardrop-shaped bodies that lack antennae and wings. Compared to ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Predatory bugs<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Predatory bugs\nOrder: Hemiptera\nFamilies: Reduviidae, Geocoridae, Anthocoridae, Pentatomidae, Nabidae\nDescription\nMany species of true bugs are predators of insects and mites. Pests susceptible ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Parasitoid wasps<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Parasitoid Wasps\nOrder: HymenopteraFamily: Braconidae, Scelionidae, Ichneumonidae, Eulophidae, Aphelinidae, Trichogrammatidae\nDescription\nThe exact appearance of parasitoid wasps depends on the ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Mantids<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Mantids\nOrder: MantodeaFamily: Mantidae\nDescription\nMantids are uncommon in most of Colorado but are familiar insects to most gardeners. Mantids are relatively large insects that range in size ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Lady beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Lady beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Coccinellidae\nDescription\nAdults and larvae of lady beetles primarily feed on aphids and can also attack leafhoppers, mites, scale insects, thrips, ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Insect parasitic nematodes<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Insect parasitic nematodes\nOrder: Rhabdita\nDescription\nInsect parasitic nematodes are small worms that are abundant in soil and require an insect host to complete their life cycle. These worms ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Ground beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Ground beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Carabidae\nDescription\nGround beetles are generalist predators with powerful jaws that feed on nearly any soil-dwelling insect. There are many species of ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Green lacewings<\/h2><\/div>
Syrphid Flies\nOrder: DipteraFamily: Syrphidae\nDescription\nSyrphid flies, commonly referred to as hover flies, are brightly colored yellow or orange flies with black markings that mimic bees or ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Spiders<\/h2><\/div>
![\"Spiders\"](\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2023\/10\/Wolf-spider-1080x675.webp\")
<\/a><\/figure>Spiders<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Spiders\nOrder: Araneae\nDescription\nAll spiders have two body segments, eight legs, and lack antennae. They typically have six to eight eyes arranged in two rows and modified mouthparts called ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Predatory mites<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Predatory Mites\nOrder: AcariFamily: Phytoseiidae\nDescription\nAdult predatory mites have four pairs of legs and have pear- or teardrop-shaped bodies that lack antennae and wings. Compared to ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Predatory bugs<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Predatory bugs\nOrder: Hemiptera\nFamilies: Reduviidae, Geocoridae, Anthocoridae, Pentatomidae, Nabidae\nDescription\nMany species of true bugs are predators of insects and mites. Pests susceptible ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Parasitoid wasps<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Parasitoid Wasps\nOrder: HymenopteraFamily: Braconidae, Scelionidae, Ichneumonidae, Eulophidae, Aphelinidae, Trichogrammatidae\nDescription\nThe exact appearance of parasitoid wasps depends on the ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Mantids<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Mantids\nOrder: MantodeaFamily: Mantidae\nDescription\nMantids are uncommon in most of Colorado but are familiar insects to most gardeners. Mantids are relatively large insects that range in size ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Lady beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Lady beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Coccinellidae\nDescription\nAdults and larvae of lady beetles primarily feed on aphids and can also attack leafhoppers, mites, scale insects, thrips, ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Insect parasitic nematodes<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Insect parasitic nematodes\nOrder: Rhabdita\nDescription\nInsect parasitic nematodes are small worms that are abundant in soil and require an insect host to complete their life cycle. These worms ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Ground beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Ground beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Carabidae\nDescription\nGround beetles are generalist predators with powerful jaws that feed on nearly any soil-dwelling insect. There are many species of ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Green lacewings<\/h2><\/div>
Spiders\nOrder: Araneae\nDescription\nAll spiders have two body segments, eight legs, and lack antennae. They typically have six to eight eyes arranged in two rows and modified mouthparts called ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Predatory mites<\/h2><\/div>
![\"Predatory](\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2022\/03\/15.-predatory-mite-scaled-1-1080x675.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>Predatory mites<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Predatory Mites\nOrder: AcariFamily: Phytoseiidae\nDescription\nAdult predatory mites have four pairs of legs and have pear- or teardrop-shaped bodies that lack antennae and wings. Compared to ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Predatory bugs<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Predatory bugs\nOrder: Hemiptera\nFamilies: Reduviidae, Geocoridae, Anthocoridae, Pentatomidae, Nabidae\nDescription\nMany species of true bugs are predators of insects and mites. Pests susceptible ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Parasitoid wasps<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Parasitoid Wasps\nOrder: HymenopteraFamily: Braconidae, Scelionidae, Ichneumonidae, Eulophidae, Aphelinidae, Trichogrammatidae\nDescription\nThe exact appearance of parasitoid wasps depends on the ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Mantids<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Mantids\nOrder: MantodeaFamily: Mantidae\nDescription\nMantids are uncommon in most of Colorado but are familiar insects to most gardeners. Mantids are relatively large insects that range in size ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Lady beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Lady beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Coccinellidae\nDescription\nAdults and larvae of lady beetles primarily feed on aphids and can also attack leafhoppers, mites, scale insects, thrips, ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Insect parasitic nematodes<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Insect parasitic nematodes\nOrder: Rhabdita\nDescription\nInsect parasitic nematodes are small worms that are abundant in soil and require an insect host to complete their life cycle. These worms ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Ground beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Ground beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Carabidae\nDescription\nGround beetles are generalist predators with powerful jaws that feed on nearly any soil-dwelling insect. There are many species of ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Green lacewings<\/h2><\/div>
Predatory Mites\nOrder: AcariFamily: Phytoseiidae\nDescription\nAdult predatory mites have four pairs of legs and have pear- or teardrop-shaped bodies that lack antennae and wings. Compared to ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Predatory bugs<\/h2><\/div>
![\"Predatory](\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2022\/03\/minute-pirate-bug-1080x675.jpeg\")
<\/a><\/figure>Predatory bugs<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Predatory bugs\nOrder: Hemiptera\nFamilies: Reduviidae, Geocoridae, Anthocoridae, Pentatomidae, Nabidae\nDescription\nMany species of true bugs are predators of insects and mites. Pests susceptible ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Parasitoid wasps<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Parasitoid Wasps\nOrder: HymenopteraFamily: Braconidae, Scelionidae, Ichneumonidae, Eulophidae, Aphelinidae, Trichogrammatidae\nDescription\nThe exact appearance of parasitoid wasps depends on the ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Mantids<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Mantids\nOrder: MantodeaFamily: Mantidae\nDescription\nMantids are uncommon in most of Colorado but are familiar insects to most gardeners. Mantids are relatively large insects that range in size ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Lady beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Lady beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Coccinellidae\nDescription\nAdults and larvae of lady beetles primarily feed on aphids and can also attack leafhoppers, mites, scale insects, thrips, ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Insect parasitic nematodes<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Insect parasitic nematodes\nOrder: Rhabdita\nDescription\nInsect parasitic nematodes are small worms that are abundant in soil and require an insect host to complete their life cycle. These worms ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Ground beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Ground beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Carabidae\nDescription\nGround beetles are generalist predators with powerful jaws that feed on nearly any soil-dwelling insect. There are many species of ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Green lacewings<\/h2><\/div>
Predatory bugs\nOrder: Hemiptera\nFamilies: Reduviidae, Geocoridae, Anthocoridae, Pentatomidae, Nabidae\nDescription\nMany species of true bugs are predators of insects and mites. Pests susceptible ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Parasitoid wasps<\/h2><\/div>
![\"Parasitoid](\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2023\/10\/Giant-ichneumon-1080x675.webp\")
<\/a><\/figure>Parasitoid wasps<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Parasitoid Wasps\nOrder: HymenopteraFamily: Braconidae, Scelionidae, Ichneumonidae, Eulophidae, Aphelinidae, Trichogrammatidae\nDescription\nThe exact appearance of parasitoid wasps depends on the ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Mantids<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Mantids\nOrder: MantodeaFamily: Mantidae\nDescription\nMantids are uncommon in most of Colorado but are familiar insects to most gardeners. Mantids are relatively large insects that range in size ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Lady beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Lady beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Coccinellidae\nDescription\nAdults and larvae of lady beetles primarily feed on aphids and can also attack leafhoppers, mites, scale insects, thrips, ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Insect parasitic nematodes<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Insect parasitic nematodes\nOrder: Rhabdita\nDescription\nInsect parasitic nematodes are small worms that are abundant in soil and require an insect host to complete their life cycle. These worms ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Ground beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Ground beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Carabidae\nDescription\nGround beetles are generalist predators with powerful jaws that feed on nearly any soil-dwelling insect. There are many species of ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Green lacewings<\/h2><\/div>
Parasitoid Wasps\nOrder: HymenopteraFamily: Braconidae, Scelionidae, Ichneumonidae, Eulophidae, Aphelinidae, Trichogrammatidae\nDescription\nThe exact appearance of parasitoid wasps depends on the ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Mantids<\/h2><\/div>
![\"Mantids\"](\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2022\/03\/14.-adult-European-mantid-scaled-1-1080x675.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>Mantids<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Mantids\nOrder: MantodeaFamily: Mantidae\nDescription\nMantids are uncommon in most of Colorado but are familiar insects to most gardeners. Mantids are relatively large insects that range in size ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Lady beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Lady beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Coccinellidae\nDescription\nAdults and larvae of lady beetles primarily feed on aphids and can also attack leafhoppers, mites, scale insects, thrips, ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Insect parasitic nematodes<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Insect parasitic nematodes\nOrder: Rhabdita\nDescription\nInsect parasitic nematodes are small worms that are abundant in soil and require an insect host to complete their life cycle. These worms ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Ground beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Ground beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Carabidae\nDescription\nGround beetles are generalist predators with powerful jaws that feed on nearly any soil-dwelling insect. There are many species of ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Green lacewings<\/h2><\/div>
Mantids\nOrder: MantodeaFamily: Mantidae\nDescription\nMantids are uncommon in most of Colorado but are familiar insects to most gardeners. Mantids are relatively large insects that range in size ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Lady beetles<\/h2><\/div>
![\"Lady](\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2023\/09\/lady-beetle-on-leaf-1080x675.webp\")
<\/a><\/figure>Lady beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Lady beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Coccinellidae\nDescription\nAdults and larvae of lady beetles primarily feed on aphids and can also attack leafhoppers, mites, scale insects, thrips, ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Insect parasitic nematodes<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Insect parasitic nematodes\nOrder: Rhabdita\nDescription\nInsect parasitic nematodes are small worms that are abundant in soil and require an insect host to complete their life cycle. These worms ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Ground beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Ground beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Carabidae\nDescription\nGround beetles are generalist predators with powerful jaws that feed on nearly any soil-dwelling insect. There are many species of ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Green lacewings<\/h2><\/div>
Lady beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Coccinellidae\nDescription\nAdults and larvae of lady beetles primarily feed on aphids and can also attack leafhoppers, mites, scale insects, thrips, ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Insect parasitic nematodes<\/h2><\/div>
![\"Insect](\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2023\/09\/infective-juvenile-nematode-1080x675.webp\")
<\/a><\/figure>Insect parasitic nematodes<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Insect parasitic nematodes\nOrder: Rhabdita\nDescription\nInsect parasitic nematodes are small worms that are abundant in soil and require an insect host to complete their life cycle. These worms ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Ground beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Ground beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Carabidae\nDescription\nGround beetles are generalist predators with powerful jaws that feed on nearly any soil-dwelling insect. There are many species of ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Green lacewings<\/h2><\/div>
Insect parasitic nematodes\nOrder: Rhabdita\nDescription\nInsect parasitic nematodes are small worms that are abundant in soil and require an insect host to complete their life cycle. These worms ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Ground beetles<\/h2><\/div>
![\"Ground](\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2022\/03\/12.-ground-beetle-scaled-1-1080x675.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>Ground beetles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Ground beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Carabidae\nDescription\nGround beetles are generalist predators with powerful jaws that feed on nearly any soil-dwelling insect. There are many species of ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>Green lacewings<\/h2><\/div>
Ground beetles\nOrder: ColeopteraFamily: Carabidae\nDescription\nGround beetles are generalist predators with powerful jaws that feed on nearly any soil-dwelling insect. There are many species of ...<\/div><\/article><\/a><\/figure>
![\"Green](\"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2022\/03\/3.-Adult-green-lacewing-1-scaled-1-1080x675.jpg\")
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