viola-silvergem
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- Pycnnnthemum muticum
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- Sporobolus heterolepis
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- Green Lacewing Adult. Photo by Judy Gallagher
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- Syrphid Fly Adult Photo by Bob Peterson
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- Adult Wheel Bug. Photo by John Flannery.
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- Minute Pirate Bug eating thrips. Photo by Gary Chang
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- A Mexican bean beetle larva-a devastating pest of snap and soybeans-becomes a meal for the spined soldier bug instead. The bug’s pheromone, discovered by entomologist Jeffrey Aldrich at Beltsville, MD., may help farmers enlist its help in controlling many pest insects. USDA ARS photo.
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- Ladybug climbs a blade of grass
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- Monarch on Solidago canadensis. Perennials with many small flowers in the flowerhead, like the Goldenrod picture here and the Mountain Mint pictured above, are often very good at attracting beneficial insects.
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