Beneficials on farmland: identification and management guidelines

Summer 2008

Contents

Introduction

Identification

• Flies (Diptera)
• Beetles (Coleoptera)
• Bees, wasps and ants (Hymenoptera)
• Bugs (Hemiptera)
• Lacewings (Neuroptera)
• Spiders and harvestmen (Arachnids)
• Other beneficials

Managing habitats

• 'SAFE' principles to encourage beneficials
• Shelter
• Alternative prey
• Flower-rich habitat
• Environment
• Best practice to encourage beneficials in the field
• Diverse habitats across the farm

Further information

For further information on crop pests - see Pest management in cereals and oilseed rape – a guide, HGCA (2003).

© HGCA, Summer 2008