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, ...

These are the muscles inside the head of the larva of a green lacewing. These larvae are known and prized by gardeners due to their voracious appetite for aphids and other soft-bodied plant pests. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Green lacewing eating aphids on a plant - Brett Hondow/Shutterstock Green lacewings look like they could be garden pests, but they ...

Researchers show that the adaptation of antlions to their ecological niche has also changed their venom. They compared the venom system of antlion and closely related green lacewing larvae. Antlions ...