Learn how certain flies, wasps, spiders, and other beneficial garden insects can keep garden pest populations in check and strengthen your backyard ecosystem. Our gardens are home to many natural ...

While some are a nuisance, others working as nighttime pollinators may be critically important to a functioning ecosystem Cypress Hansen Mosquitoes are more than blood-sucking menaces. They also ...

Nicknamed “aphid wolves,” lacewings are beneficial insects with a voracious appetite for common pests. These generalist predators consume various prey in their larval and adult stages. Surprisingly, ...

The effectiveness of camouflage or warning colors for insect defense depends on conditions such as light levels and how many predators are around.