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    The document discusses the life cycles and metamorphosis of various beneficial insects including ladybugs, tachinid flies, and praying mantises. Ladybugs undergo complete metamorphosis through four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Tachinid flies lay eggs on or in their hosts, and the maggots feed internally before exiting to pupate. Praying mantises have three life stages of egg, nymph, and adult, representing incomplete metamorphosis.

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    The document discusses the life cycles and metamorphosis of various beneficial insects including ladybugs, tachinid flies, and praying mantises. Ladybugs undergo complete metamorphosis through four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Tachinid flies lay eggs on or in their hosts, and the maggots feed internally before exiting to pupate. Praying mantises have three life stages of egg, nymph, and adult, representing incomplete metamorphosis.

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    The document discusses the life cycles and metamorphosis of various beneficial insects including ladybugs, tachinid flies, and praying mantises. Ladybugs undergo complete metamorphosis through four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Tachinid flies lay eggs on or in their hosts, and the maggots feed internally before exiting to pupate. Praying mantises have three life stages of egg, nymph, and adult, representing incomplete metamorphosis.

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    INSECTS

    Beneficial Insect Prey/Host Metamorphosis


    Mealybugs Like caterpillars and many
    other insects, ladybugs
    Spider mites
    undergo four stages of
    metamorphosis: egg, larva,
    pupa, and adult. Upon
    hatching from the egg state, a
    caterpillar-like larva
    emerges, ready to eat
    whatever crosses its path.

    Ladybug
    Coccinella septempunctata
    True bugs In other species, the adult fly
    glues eggs to the body of the
    Grasshoppers
    host, and the maggots
    penetrate into the host's body
    after the eggs hatch. ... In all
    cases, tachinid maggots feed
    internally in their hosts and
    exit the host body to pupate.
    Pupae are commonly oblong
    and dark reddish.

    Tachinid flies
    Peleteria spp.
    Moths The praying mantis has three
    life stages: egg, nymph, and
    Mosquitoes
    adult. This is considered
    incomplete metamorphosis,
    where the juveniles look just
    like adults, only smaller. ...
    The fact that the praying
    mantis has three distinct life
    stages and undergoes
    incomplete metamorphosis
    classifies them as
    hemimetabolic.
    Praying Mantis
    Mantis religiosa
    Lacewing
    Chrysoperla sp.

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