Learning what pest-eaters had for lunch. (predator insects that feed on corn earworm) From: Agricultural Research | Date: August 1, 1991| Author: Cooke, Linda | COPYRIGHT 1991 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Learning What Pest-Eaters Had for Lunch

When ARS entomologist Matthew H. Greenstone set out to study the diets of some of the natural killers that eliminate crop-destroying pests, he found it no easy job. Predators of the corn earworm, including big-eyed bugs, soldier bugs, spiders, lacewings, and many others, are difficult to study. They're secretive, and they don't feed often.

"In addition, most of them liquify and suck the innards from their prey. You can't ...