Although Sometimes It Makes You Amused, These 6 Types Of Insects Play A Role In Protecting The Environment

JAKARTA – Having a small garden at home, often becomes an insect's approach. As much as possible, avoid to eradicate it. Although sometimes it makes you amused or worried about damaging your plants, the following kinds of insects play a role in protecting the environment.

Insects with long legs and arms make it quite agile in hunting. His hunting speed is 1 per 20 seconds. It belongs to the order Mantodea, also known as the mantis grasshopper or in Greek, mantes means 'fortune teller'. There are also those who call it cangcorang.

The sentadu grasshopper has 2,300 species and in 1900 was allowed to live in the fields to control harmful pests on crops.

This one insect lives not far from the water. Starting from the shores of lakes, beaches, swamps, to urban environments with a height of no more than 3,000 meters above sea level. Dragonflies are also insects that have the power to fly so that their roaming area is wide.

Dragonflies will lay their eggs in water or on plant leaves with water media. Dragonflies as carnivorous insects will eat mosquito larvae in the water. So when he sees him crossing your garden, it means he is looking for prey in the form of mosquito larvae.

The habitat of this insect is as the name suggests, in the soil. These carnivorous insects eat pest caterpillars that attack the stems, roots, and leaves of plants.

The koksi beetle, also known as the ladybug, has a beautiful anatomy. From the striking color with black spots it looks adorable. The wings are of two kinds, the colored forewings and the thin hind wings hidden under the forewings.

In the environment, these beautiful insects keep leafy plants from being eaten by mealybugs and leaf-eating insects. Although certain species also eat leaves, these insects also protect the environment from pests.

When entering the dry season, the plow ladybug will reveal itself. According to research from Iowa State University, ladybug species with a plow-like anatomy will prey on pest eggs that are attached to leaves.

Empty and inaccessible rooms will be found by many spiders. Even between the walls is also a place for spiders to make fine webs. The fine web is used to snare prey.

And if you find a spider catching nuisance insects, it means avoiding to destroy it for a while. You can move or remove them without eradicating.