Lacewing larva consume aphids, mites, leaf hoppers and other small insects. This beetle family contains hundreds of species. The most commonly encountered in the garden is the Predacious Ground Beetle. Usually black or dark metallic colored, they are often found under stones, logs, bark, or leaf debris. Most of them hide during the day and feed at night.
Ground beetles feed on cutworms, maggots and sometimes slugs.
They will scurry for cover if disturbed during the day. Braconid and Ichneumen Wasps lay eggs in or on their hosts. As the larvae develop, they feed on the inner body fluids of the host insect. Occassionally you'll see a large catepillar with a number of white protrusions sticking out from the body. These are the cocoons of the parasitic wasps.