Green Lacewing Larva
Photo: U of MN Department of Entomolgy
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Green Lacewing Larva Photo: U of MN Department of Entomolgy |
Size: | Up to 1/3 inch long |
| When/Where: | Found on plants in many types of environments, including gardens, landscape plants, and agricultural fields. Active from spring through summer. | |
| Significance: | An important natural control agent. It feeds primarily on aphids. Can also feed on scale crawlers, thrips, leafhoppers, and other small, soft-bodied insects, caterpillar eggs, and spider mites. |