Entomologist's specimens

Usage examples of beetles.

When the beetles have crawled on the traps, dump the bugs into soapy water.

They strike against leafhoppers, scale, Whiteflies, larvae of beetles, and caterpillars.

Traps can be used for flies, moths, European wasps, aphids, beetles, slugs and snails, and many more pests.

When carpet beetles attack clothing or textiles, they leave small round holes instead of long jagged ones like moths.

Aussie carpet beetles are black, or a combination of yellow, black and white, and are about 5 mm long.

Remember, beetles and moths have their place in nature, where they recycle dead matter.

They kill rats and mice in the walls of buildings, where they attract flies, carpet beetles and moths.

And no-one makes better hunters than the beetles and spiders who devote their entire lives to trapping and capturing insects.

Pepper contains piperettine and piperine, compounds that are poisonous to some caterpillars, beetles and weevils.

Most beetles do no harm and as a general rule, we leave them in peace.

Sometimes called caterpillar hunters, ground beetles are very valuable in any garden.

Most ground beetles emit noxious vapours when attacked, so be careful about picking them up.

Truly fast-moving beetles, they go after ants, caterpillars and other creatures.

Aggressive and gluttonous, it can eat massive quantities of insects, including beetles, caterpillars and grasshoppers.

Although many gardening experts advise keeping weeds out of the garden, ground beetles like a few weeds around.