Beneficial organism
As beneficial insects you usually referred arachnids or insects that are beneficial to humans in any way, especially by being other insects, which in turn as pests are referred to as food or host need. This classification is based exclusively on the benefit and harm to humans, but is not a biologically meaningful classification.
The best known beneficial insects are:
Arachnids
In terms of numbers and feeding performance, the most important beneficial insects are the arachnids ( arachnida ). They can be described as beneficial insects , as they feed almost without exception on living insects and conspecifics; they are out of the question as food competitors . Only ticks and in warmer regions scorpions can be dangerous as disease vectors . The spiders living in Europe are harmless to humans because their venom or the jaw claws are much too weak ( see also: Arachnology ). The arachnids also include the mites .
The most common and most noticeable beneficial insects of the sub-tribe of the Arachnida, which are widespread around the world, are
- Spiders (Araneae)
- Predatory mites (Stigmaeidae)
insects
- Ground beetle (Carabidae)
- Ladybird (Coccinellidae)
- Raven winged beetles or predatory beetles (Staphylinidae)
- Soft beetle (Cantharidae, Malacodermata)
- Earwigs (Dermaptera)
- Lacewing (Neuroptera)
- Hoverflies (Syrphidae)
- Caterpillar flies (Tachinidae)
- Predatory bugs (Heteroptera)
- Ichneumonoid wasps (Ichneumonoidea)
- Gall mosquitoes (Itonididae)
- Hornets (Vespa)
- Bee (apiformes)
and other.
Even bees and bumble bees and other flying insects are sometimes counted among the beneficial organisms (see insects ). Their use consists on the one hand in the pollination of fruit trees and other useful plants, on the other hand in honey production for some species .
See also
- List of beneficial insects that can also be grown and bought
- Biological pest control
- Annoyance
Web links
- Beneficial insects in the garden (UmweltWissen - Bavarian State Office for the Environment; PDF file; 174 kB)
- Storage protection: rough parasite manners (specialist article Bio Aktuell; PDF file, 483 kB)
- Beneficial organisms in viticulture on Vitipendium