{"id":3081,"date":"2016-05-27T14:01:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T21:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seewhatgrows.flywheelsites.com\/?p=3081"},"modified":"2016-07-26T16:35:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T23:35:40","slug":"kids-guide-beneficial-bugs-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/es\/kids-guide-beneficial-bugs-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Gu\u00eda infantil de insectos ben\u00e9ficos para el jard\u00edn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Como adultos, es posible que tengamos una relaci\u00f3n complicada con los insectos, pero a tus hijos les fascinan. Este es el momento de entablar conversaciones con ellos sobre el tema, antes de que posiblemente hereden nuestras fobias de adultos. Una de las mejores maneras de lograrlo es relacionar la actividad de los insectos con su propio jard\u00edn o huerto comunitario.<\/p>\n<p>Comprender el papel de los insectos en la jardiner\u00eda y la agricultura puede resultar desconcertante. La mente tiende a considerar la relaci\u00f3n negativa entre ambos, incitando visiones de cultivos devorados. Sin embargo, cuando se trata de jardiner\u00eda org\u00e1nica, ning\u00fan instrumento puede servir al proyecto de jardiner\u00eda de su hijo tan bien como los insectos; los insectos adecuados, claro est\u00e1. Estos insectos son conocidos cari\u00f1osamente como <em>insectos ben\u00e9ficos<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Los insectos ben\u00e9ficos son aquellas especies que realizan valiosos \u201cservicios de jardiner\u00eda y agricultura\u201d como la polinizaci\u00f3n y el control de plagas. As\u00ed es, <em>se pueden usar insectos para combatir insectos<\/em>. Explic\u00e1rselo a tus hijos de esta manera realmente los entusiasmar\u00e1 con el concepto. Echemos un vistazo a cu\u00e1les querr\u00e1n invitar a su jard\u00edn.<\/p>\n<p><em>Todas las im\u00e1genes cortes\u00eda de<\/em>\u00a0<em>pixabay.com<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Gu\u00eda infantil sobre especies de insectos que ayudar\u00e1n a crecer su jard\u00edn<\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mariquitas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3085\" src=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ladybugs-1024x608.png\" alt=\"Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ladybugs\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ladybugs-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ladybugs-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ladybugs-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ladybugs-24x14.png 24w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ladybugs-36x21.png 36w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ladybugs-48x28.png 48w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ladybugs.png 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mariquitas, o\u00a0<em>Coccinellidae<\/em>, son una monada y su imagen se usa en y en la ropa, libros, dibujos animados y pel\u00edculas infantiles. Es probablemente el insecto m\u00e1s popular. \u00bfA qui\u00e9n no le gustan? Bueno, \u00a1a los pulgones destructores de plantas, por ejemplo! Hay <a href=\"http:\/\/entnemdept.ufl.edu\/creatures\/beneficial\/lady_beetles.htm\" target=\"_blank\">m\u00e1s de 6000 especies<\/a> de las mariquitas, formando un batall\u00f3n global contra el o\u00eddio, los \u00e1fidos y las cochinillas algodonosas. A las mariquitas se les atribuye el m\u00e9rito de <a href=\"http:\/\/insects.about.com\/od\/insectssociety\/fl\/The-Ladybug-That-Saved-Californias-Oranges.htm\" target=\"_blank\">salvar a toda la industria citr\u00edcola de California<\/a>. No encontrar\u00e1s un mejor insecto para invitar al jard\u00edn de tu hijo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mantis religiosa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3086\" src=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Praying-Mantis-1024x659.png\" alt=\"Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Praying-Mantis\" width=\"640\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Praying-Mantis-1024x659.png 1024w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Praying-Mantis-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Praying-Mantis-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Praying-Mantis-24x15.png 24w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Praying-Mantis-36x23.png 36w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Praying-Mantis-48x31.png 48w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Praying-Mantis.png 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>La mantis religiosa, o <em>Mantidae<\/em>, es uno de los insectos m\u00e1s reconocibles del mundo. Los ni\u00f1os se apresuran a catalogarlo como el bicho m\u00e1s genial que existe y est\u00e1 a punto de volverse m\u00e1s genial. Esta especie suele <a href=\"http:\/\/aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu\/galveston\/beneficials\/beneficial-20_mantid_praying_mantis.htm\" target=\"_blank\">considerado un cazador perfecto<\/a>, devorando <em>todos<\/em> variedades de plagas de jard\u00edn a su paso, coloc\u00e1ndolo en la cima de la cadena alimentaria de los insectos de jard\u00edn. La \u00fanica preocupaci\u00f3n es que el mantis religiosa no tiene consideraci\u00f3n por la salud de los otros insectos ben\u00e9ficos de su jard\u00edn y tambi\u00e9n los devorar\u00e1. Si su jard\u00edn depende de las actividades de muchos insectos ben\u00e9ficos, entonces querr\u00e1 controlar la poblaci\u00f3n de mantis religiosas. A pesar de esto, este insecto ayuda a mantener el equilibrio ecol\u00f3gico necesario para una jardiner\u00eda sostenible y exitosa. <em>Dato curioso:<\/em> La mantis religiosa puede girar la cabeza casi 360 grados y, debido a sus seudopupilas, parece hacer contacto visual contigo. \u00bfTal vez pueda hacerlo?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abejas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3089\" src=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Bees-1024x667.png\" alt=\"Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Bees\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Bees-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Bees-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Bees-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Bees-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Bees-36x23.png 36w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Bees-48x31.png 48w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Bees.png 1642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abejas, o <em>Antofila<\/em><b>,<\/b>\u00a0probablemente sean los insectos beneficiosos m\u00e1s conocidos, dada su capacidad para polinizar la flora y las plantas basadas en vegetales. Las abejas son polinizadoras primarias de plantas entom\u00f3filas, aquellas que son polinizadas por insectos (en contraposici\u00f3n a la polinizaci\u00f3n por el viento). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/bees.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Aproximadamente 30%<\/a> de los cultivos comestibles del mundo dependen de la polinizaci\u00f3n de las abejas. Esto indica una correlaci\u00f3n directa entre su salud y la nuestra. Cuando se trata del proyecto de jardiner\u00eda de su hijo, las abejas son una parte esencial del ecosistema.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avispas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3090\" src=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Wasps-1024x672.png\" alt=\"Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Wasps\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Wasps-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Wasps-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Wasps-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Wasps-212x140.png 212w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Wasps-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Wasps-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Wasps-48x32.png 48w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Wasps.png 1642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Como sus primos (las abejas) las avispas, o\u00a0<em>Himen\u00f3pteros<\/em>,son un polinizador principal. Lo que hace que las avispas sean a\u00fan m\u00e1s eficaces es que tambi\u00e9n son depredadoras. Las avispas se alimentan de insectos peque\u00f1os y la variedad de chaqueta amarilla busca insectos muertos y larvas en su jard\u00edn para alimentar a sus cr\u00edas. Las avispas pueden ser una molestia para los humanos en el jard\u00edn, por lo que querr\u00e1 mantener la poblaci\u00f3n bajo control, pero unas pocas ciertamente ayudan a equilibrar el perfil ecol\u00f3gico del jard\u00edn sostenible de su hijo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lib\u00e9lulas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3092\" src=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-Gardens-Dragonflies-1024x623.png\" alt=\"Beneficial-Bugs-for-Gardens-Dragonflies\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-Gardens-Dragonflies-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-Gardens-Dragonflies-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-Gardens-Dragonflies-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-Gardens-Dragonflies-24x15.png 24w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-Gardens-Dragonflies-36x22.png 36w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-Gardens-Dragonflies-48x29.png 48w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-Gardens-Dragonflies.png 1646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lib\u00e9lulas, o <em>Anis\u00f3ptera<\/em><b>,<\/b>\u00a0compiten por el t\u00edtulo de las mariquitas cuando se trata de insectos adorados. Los ni\u00f1os est\u00e1n obsesinados con esta colorida especie parecida a un avi\u00f3n. Adem\u00e1s de su belleza est\u00e9tica, las lib\u00e9lulas le hacen un gran bien a su jard\u00edn como depredadoras de \u00e1fidos, moscas, jejenes y mosquitos, e incluso le ayudar\u00e1n a controlar su poblaci\u00f3n de avispas si se sale de control (lo siento, avispas amarillas).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Escarabajos terrestres<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3094\" src=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ground-Beetle-1024x613.png\" alt=\"Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ground-Beetle\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ground-Beetle-1024x613.png 1024w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ground-Beetle-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ground-Beetle-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ground-Beetle-24x14.png 24w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ground-Beetle-36x22.png 36w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ground-Beetle-48x29.png 48w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Ground-Beetle.png 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">No tan bonito como algunos de los otros insectos mencionados anteriormente, el escarabajo terr\u00edcola, o <em>Carabidae<\/em>, no es menos eficaz en el jard\u00edn. Tal como lo indica su nombre, el trabajo depredador de esta especie se lleva a cabo all\u00e1 abajo, en el suelo. Los escarabajos terr\u00edcolas devoran babosas, caracoles, gusanos de la col y otras plagas rastreras que se sabe que arrasan con tu jard\u00edn. A este insecto ben\u00e9fico tambi\u00e9n le gusta alimentarse de semillas de malezas, lo que protege a\u00fan m\u00e1s tus cultivos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Crisopas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3134\" src=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Lacewings-1024x674.png\" alt=\"Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Lacewings\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Lacewings-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Lacewings-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Lacewings-768x505.png 768w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Lacewings-212x140.png 212w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Lacewings-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Lacewings-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Lacewings-48x32.png 48w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Lacewings.png 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Crisopas, o\u00a0<em>Neur\u00f3pteros<\/em>, consumen un n\u00famero desproporcionado de pulgones, orugas, cochinillas, escamas, trips y moscas blancas. Lo que hace que las crisopas sean tan \u00fanicas es que incluso sus larvas sirven como depredadores eficaces, devorando cientos de pulgones antes de pupar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Escarabajos soldados<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3135\" src=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Soldier-Beetles-1024x674.png\" alt=\"Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Soldier-Beetles\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Soldier-Beetles-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Soldier-Beetles-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Soldier-Beetles-768x505.png 768w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Soldier-Beetles-212x140.png 212w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Soldier-Beetles-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Soldier-Beetles-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Soldier-Beetles-48x32.png 48w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Soldier-Beetles.png 1642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Escarabajos soldados, o\u00a0<em>Cole\u00f3pteros,\u00a0<\/em>Forma un ej\u00e9rcito org\u00e1nico contra los sospechosos habituales de plagas, incluidos los \u00e1fidos. Pero esta especie tambi\u00e9n es un combatiente eficaz cuando se trata de orugas y otros insectos de cuerpo blando. Al igual que las crisopas, las larvas de este insecto son tambi\u00e9n armas contra los insectos da\u00f1inos del jard\u00edn, aliment\u00e1ndose de los huevos y larvas de saltamontes, polillas y otros escarabajos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Chinches espinosas del soldado<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3142\" src=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Spined-Soldier-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Spined-Soldier\" width=\"640\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Spined-Soldier-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Spined-Soldier-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Spined-Soldier-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Spined-Soldier-24x15.jpg 24w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Spined-Soldier-36x23.jpg 36w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Spined-Soldier-48x31.jpg 48w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Beneficial-Bugs-for-the-Garden-Spined-Soldier.jpg 1262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Otro soldado en la guerra contra las plagas del jard\u00edn, el <i>Podisus<\/i><i>\u00a0maculiventris\u00a0<\/i>sus hijos suelen confundirlo con un \u201cchinche apestoso\u201d (Halyomorpha halys), su pariente maloliente. Distinguida por sus hombros puntiaguidos, la chinche apu\u00f1aladora usa su afilada prob\u00f3scide para atacar a incautos falsos medidores de la col, polillas, gusanos soldados, orugas, alticinos y escarabajos de la papa. Una de las grandes ventajas de la chinche apu\u00f1aladora es que, incluso cuando su jard\u00edn est\u00e1 libre de sus manjares favoritos, el insecto se alimenta de savia vegetal, sin da\u00f1ar jam\u00e1s la planta en s\u00ed. \u00a1Parece que este insecto ben\u00e9fico es tan goloso como sus hijos!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Para m\u00e1s consejos de jardiner\u00eda y herramientas en l\u00ednea para que los ni\u00f1os aprendan m\u00e1s sobre la vida sostenible, <a href=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/es\/kids-corner\/\">visita la secci\u00f3n infantil de Plant a Seed &amp; See What Grow's<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As grownups we may have complicated comfort levels with bugs, but your kids are fascinated by them. 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