{"id":1099,"date":"2014-03-24T11:59:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T18:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/?page_id=1099"},"modified":"2025-01-14T12:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T20:05:39","slug":"beneficial-arthropods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/4-h\/projects-programs\/projects-and-programs-resource-library\/gardening-field-crops-food-preservation\/entomology\/beneficial-arthropods\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneficial Arthropods"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is an arthropod?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Arthropods are organisms that have segmented body (i.e.<\/em>, head, abdomen, thorax), jointed tarsas, and antennae. Arthropods include insects, spiders, mites, centipedes etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are arthropod’s important?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Beneficial arthropods play roles in our environment that are recognized as being beneficial to humans.  These arthropods include predators, parasitoids, and pollinators.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

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Two Types of Beneficial Arthropods<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Recommended Websites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For more information on beneficial arthropods, see the WSU-Extension bulletin Beneficial Insects, Spiders, and Mites in Your Garden: Who they are and how to get them to stay (Home Garden Series)<\/a>, available at no cost from the WSU Publications Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two helpful species in the home gardens are mantids<\/a> and green lacewings<\/a>.  Please see the webpages for each of these arthropods for more information on their function in the garden and how to identify them in your yard.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n