Beneficial Insect Guide for Crops
This Beneficial Insect Guide for Crops helps growers learn to spot helpful insects in field crops. Fill it in by hand and keep it with your farm records for later seasons.
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The steps on this page
- Lady beetles and their larvae
- Lacewing eggs and larvae
- Ground beetles active in residue
- Parasitic wasp signs on pests
- Hover flies near flowering strips
- Minute pirate bugs and other predators
- Note habitat that supports them
- Record numbers before treating a field
How to use this guide
Pin it up in the shop or barn. The numbered steps are a short reminder, and the notes lines are for details specific to your operation.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and SARE.
For more in this area, see the planting dates and harvest timing. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Researchers Study Paying Farmers for Their Crops, and farming farm stories.