Aphid
As Blattlauslöwe colloquially different are aphids and mites consuming insect larvae called. In the real sense, it is understood to mean the larvae of lacewings (family Chrysopidae) as well as the diurnal (family Hemerobiidae) from the order of the netwings . These have specially shaped, pincer-like mouthparts that they can use to grab and suck off prey.
Because of their enormous hunger for aphids and mites, "aphid lions" are considered beneficial insects in organic horticulture , which are also used specifically on infested plants for biological pest control .
Some lacewing larvae (such as the common lacewing ) impale the skins of the eaten prey on their dorsal bristles and surround themselves with a kind of camouflage blanket, which is used for body protection, but also for camouflage.
Lacewing larvae with the skins of their prey as a "protective shield"
Lacewing larvae with wool felt and skins of their prey as a "protective hood"
literature
- Horst Börner, Klaus Schlueter, Jens Aumann: Plant diseases and plant protection . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2009, ISBN 3540490671 .
- HP Plate, E. Frömming: The animal pests of our greenhouse plants, their way of life and control . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953.
- Ekkehard Wachmann, Christoph Saure: Netzflügler, mud and camel neck flies: observation - way of life . Naturbuch Verlag, Augsburg 1997, ISBN 3894402229 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Horst Börner, Klaus Schlueter, Jens Aumann: Plant diseases and plant protection . Page 437.
- ↑ a b H. P. Plate, E. Frömming: The animal pests of our greenhouse plants, their way of life and control . Page 204.
- ↑ Ekkehard Wachmann, Christoph Saure: Netzflügler, mud and camel neck flies . Page 38.