The green lacewings, Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) and Chrysoperla rufilabris (Burmeister), commonly are found throughout North America. Interest in utilizing these beneficial predators as a component ...

Manhasset Secondary School senior Aidan Wong has been invited to present his research at the 2025 Entomological Society of ...

The larvae of lacewings, of which there are thousands of species, devour just about everything in their path, experts said. De Agostini via Getty Images The delicate-looking flying insects could be ...

Nicknamed “aphid wolves,” lacewings are beneficial insects with a voracious appetite for common pests. These generalist predators consume various prey in their larval and adult stages. Surprisingly, ...

Green lacewing eating aphids on a plant - Brett Hondow/Shutterstock Green lacewings look like they could be garden pests, but they're actually among the good bugs that'll chase pests from your garden.

One insect I would really like to see in my garden is the lacewing, along with all its life stages, ranging from the beautiful to the beastly. I rarely see the delicate lacewing adult with its ...

Chemical defenses of plants not only affect the growth and development of herbivores, but also, indirectly, the next consumers in the food chain. A new study shows that herbivores and their predators ...

Stuart McCausland came across this little bundle of lichen with legs, scooting across a crape myrtle tree in his yard. It is a lacewing larva, sometimes called a “junk bug” because of the junk it ...

The summit of Flagstaff Mountain is dominated by old ponderosa pines. Within the last several decades, drought, high winds, mountain pine beetles and mistletoes have taken their toll, leaving numerous ...

Green lacewings vibrate their bodies and sing to each other! Green lacewings have babies that are prized as pest control. But before they can mate, they have to vibrate their bodies and sing to each ...

Larvae with extremely inflated trunks, fossilized in amber, are giving zoologists insights into the evolution and lifestyle of early lacewings. Larvae with extremely inflated trunks, fossilized in ...

A new study shows that herbivores and their predators have evolved efficient strategies to deal with toxic plant secondary metabolites. Caterpillars of the diamondback moth deploy a specific gut ...