Posts Tagged: beneficial insect

Happy Mother's Day!

In the human world, we recognize Mother's Day as a special day to celebrate all mothers. It's a day that Anna Jarvis of Grafton, West Va., established on May 10, 1909 with a worship service at St. Andrew's Methodist Church, Grafton. Lady...

A lady beetle, aka ladybug, with newly deposited eggs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A lady beetle, aka ladybug, with newly deposited eggs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

In its larval stage, the lady beetle somewhat resembles an alligator. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

In its larval stage, the lady beetle somewhat resembles an alligator. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Chantilly Lace...

"Chantilly lace, have a pretty face..."When Jerry Lee Lewis belted out those lyrics in his No. 1 hit, "Chantilly Lace," back in 1972, he wasn't thinking of a green lacewing.Perhaps he should have been.The green lacewing is a delicate insect with...

Copper eyes of a green lacewing glow in the late afternoon sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Copper eyes of a green lacewing glow in the late afternoon sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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