Fun Fact Friday – Pests that Destroy other Pests

• Ladybugs are attracted to pollen.
• A single ladybug can eat up to 50 aphids a day.
• Fire Ant colonies can grow 18 to 24 inches in height.
• Spiders are the best garden predators to have around.
• Stink bugs emit a deterring odor whenever they feel threatened or injured.
• Researchers believe that primitive grasshoppers existed even before dinosaurs.
• Praying mantises eat flies, crickets, moths, caterpillars, locusts and some other insects.
• Dragonflies control the insect population by preying on midges, gnats, and mosquitoes.