A 'buggy ride' of introductions to beneficial insects

Recently, I extolled the benefits of “bugs” in the landscape, and urged readers to let them do their work without DBP (death by pesticides). I decided to compile a primer of some of the many beneficial insects working for us aside from the much-lauded honey- and bumble-bees and butterflies. As you will see, they are many — each created for their own duty in our world. Let’s give them a chance! Here’s a much-marginalized list of the most familiar area denizens, beginning with the ephemeral lacewing.