Predators
       
  How are damselflies important in the rice field?  
  Identify and describe the value of damselflies in the rice field.  
       
Damselflies eat hoppers and larvae and moths of stem borers as well as leaf folders
  

Damselflies, for example those in genus Agriocnemis, family Coenagrionidae, are common in rice fields. Unlike dragonflies, they hunt inside the canopy.

Damselflies eat hoppers, larvae, and moths of stem borers and leaf folders.
Agriocnemia femina

 
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   In the next lesson, we will learn about the green mirid bug, Cyrtorhinus lividipennis.