Ep.195 Insect taxonomy: Classifying good, bad & neutral insects into groups - Dr Ian Smith (Bug Bites)

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Diptera (flys)
The Good
Hoverfly

Robber flies

The bad
Leaf miners

Fruit flies (not vinegar flies)

The inbetween
Blowflies, bottle flies and house flies

Fungus gnats

Coleoptera (Beetles)
Beneficials
Ladybird (Coccinellidae)

Ground beetles (Carabidae)

Rove beetle (Staphylinidae)


The neutrals
Plague Soldier Beetle


The Bads
Leaf and flea beetles

Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Weevils

Hymenoptera (wasps and ants)
The good
Parasitoid wasps


The inbetween
Ants

European wasps

The bad
Gall wasps


Acariformes (Mites)
Predatory mites


Spider mites and red legged earth mites


Hemiptera (True bugs)
The good
Assassin bugs (and similar)

The bad
Aphids (Aphididae family)

Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae family)

Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae family)

Stink bugs (Pentatomidae family)

Lace bugs (Tingidae family)
Mealybugs (Pseudococcidae family)
Scale (Coccoidea)

Lepidoptera
Moths
Butterflies

Others
Araneae (Spiders)
Lacewing (Neuroptera)
Dragonflies (Odonata)
Praying mantis (Mantises)

Blattodea
Cockroaches
Termites

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