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Urban and Community Integrated Pest Management
Posts Tagged: assassin
Beneficial Predators Fight Garden Pests

You're probably familiar with lady beetles (aka lady bugs), common beneficial insect predators that prey on aphids and other soft-bodied insects. However, lady beetles are not the only beneficial predators that can be found in your garden and...
Leaffooted Plant Bug
![Adult leaffooted bugs. [D.R. Haviland] Adult leaffooted bugs. [D.R. Haviland]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/36887small.jpg)
If you've noticed some odd-looking bugs in your garden or landscape recently, you might have leaffooted bugs. These medium to large sized insects feed on certain fruits, fruiting vegetables, nuts and ornamental plants. Life Cycle Adult females can lay...