Lacewings are said to be omnivores because they eat plants and different insects and animals for their survival. Their diet consists of aphids, soft-bodied insects, and mites present on plants. They also extract nectar from flowers. There are almost 6000 species of lacewings present all around the globe.

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Lacewings can be found in grassy areas, shrubs, roadsides, and vegetation. They are attracted to light and appear around sunset and can be seen the whole night. The average lifespan of a lacewing is 4-6 weeks. The average size of a lacewing is 1-1.5 cm in length. Some gardeners use them in their gardens because they are natural predators of aphids and other bugs. Silky Terrier Dog Breed Playing Around

Insects and bugs

Lacewings can eat insects such as spider mites, thrips, mosquitoes, and their larvae, aphids, caterpillars, and mealy bugs. Lacewings also eat bees, butterfly eggs, leafhoppers, and beetles such as flea beetles, cucumber beetles, and fleas. Additionally, Lacewings can eat monarch caterpillars and their eggs. Also, Lacewings will eat scales, whiteflies, fungus gnats, and worms. Green lacewings also eat ants. Lacewings also eat honeydew amplified with mites, different arthropods, and aphids.

Fruits and plants

Lacewings don’t eat plants or flowers directly, instead, they suck nectar from them. They can eat pollen from the plants and trees. They are tiny organisms, so Lacewings won’t eat fruits or vegetables rather they remain on the skin and lay their eggs. 

What lacewings don’t eat?

Lacewings don’t like to eat fruit flies, Japanese beetles, squash bugs, and ticks. Lacewings can’t eat ladybugs because they only eat soft-bodied insects and ladybugs possess a hard body. Lacewings don’t eat russet mites. Lacewings don’t eat clothes or fabric, they only deposit their eggs on them. Lacewings don’t like to eat earwigs.