A "fairy bug" usually refers to either fairyflies (Mymaridae wasps), which are incredibly tiny parasitoid wasps with delicate wings, or woolly aphids, which are small, fuzzy white insects often mistaken for fairy-like creatures or floating pollen, both named for their mythical, small appearance. Fairyflies are actual wasps, some of the world's smallest insects, useful as pest control, while woolly aphids are pests that can damage plants.
The Mymaridae, commonly known as fairyflies or fairy wasps, are a family of chalcidoid wasps found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions throughout the world.
What are fairyflies? Fairyflies are actually not flies at all, but chalcid wasps; they get their name because of their fairy-like wings, and for being tiny and 'invisible' like the mythical fairies.
A fairy (also called fay, fae, fae folk, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often with magical, metaphysical ...
The Mymaridae, commonly known as fairyflies or fairy wasps, are a family of chalcid wasps found in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. It contains around 100 genera with 1400 species.
With brown-and-orange markings, the Drone-fly looks like a male Honeybee, but is harmless to us.
Potter wasps have the potential to deliver painful stings, but are not aggressive and rarely attack humans.
In the Disney film Maleficent, the title character reveals early on that iron is lethal to fairies, and that the metal burns them on contact.
Fairies are often associated with plants and springtime, depicted as pure figures who possess magical powers. In the tales of fairies, they are more often than not mischievous creatures with dark and evil intentions.
The church does not have any current official teaching on fairies or leprechauns. However, in traditional folklore, fairies and leprechauns were not the sweet and playful creatures that they tend to be in our modern depictions, and they have an association with pre-Christian European paganism.
At 0.139 millimeters, its total body length is the width of a human hair. The smallest winged insect in the world is also a fairy wasp: Kikiki huna (Hawaiian for "tiny bit"), at 0.16 millimeters long. Other fairy wasp species—the jumbo ones—measure the same as a single-celled amoeba, all of two micrometers.
Aliases and Epithets. Fay, Fey, Faery, Faerie, Good Folk, Fair Folk, Kind Ones, Little People, Good Neighbors, Fairy, Those who are Good and Fair, Will of Life, The People, Children of Oberon, Children of Titania, Children of Mab, The Third Race.
You generally shouldn't kill Harlequin ladybirds because they are harmless to humans, eat pests like aphids, and killing them is futile as they are well-established, but they do outcompete native ladybirds, so relocating them (e.g., by vacuuming and releasing outside) or tolerating them is recommended over killing, especially if found indoors.
Tinkerbella is a genus of fairy wasps, containing the single species Tinkerbella nana from Costa Rica. It is one of the smallest known flying arthropods and belongs to the family Mymaridae.
The name "June bug" refers to any of the 100 species of beetles that are related to the scarabs familiar from ancient Egyptian iconography. Other common names for the June bug include "June beetle" and "May beetle." The common June bug is one-half to five-eighths inches long and reddish-brown in color.
Never, ever accept a gift from a Fey.
And never, ever verbally say thank you for a gift. It implies that the receiver owes them something, like a food, your firstborn, or a favor (no matter how deranged).
To fairies, the gift is the ability to speak to humans and be understood by them.
In the old stories this phrasing only meant that you accidentally revealed your full name to the Folk and thereby gave them power over you. With your name they could enchant or lure you, they might even be able to influence your behavior. When you know someone's name you have a certain measure of power over them.
Never thank them: In some traditions, saying "thank you" to the fae can be seen as an acknowledgment that you owe them a favor in return, which may not be something you want. Avoid using their names: Some believe that speaking a fairy's true name gives you power over them.
Reportedly, “[promises] are very sacred to the fae and hold a lot of power so if you break a promise, expect there to be some angry faerie cursing you.” Never eat food that a fairy offers.
Another plant known as St John's wort was know to be as good as a fierce dog for keeping off the fairies. Daisy chains kept children from being spirited away. Red flowers and berries were avoided by the little folk, and the wood of the ash, rowan and blackthorn likewise, especially in the form of a stout walking stick.
WD-40 kills wasps by clogging their spiracles (breathing holes), causing them to suffocate, and also by poisoning them; it incapacitates them on contact, grounds them so they can't fly, and its strong odor deters them from nesting in treated areas. It's an effective, though non-traditional, insecticide for knocking down individual wasps or treating empty nest sites to prevent new ones, but it's flammable and not a standard pest control product.
Bull ant (Myrmecia)
Brainy as they are, however, the Australian bull ant won't be found wanting in the brawn department. "The venom from Myrmecia stings are among the most potent in the insect world," Dr Yeates said.
If you remain calm when a bee or wasp lands on your skin to inspect a smell or to get water if you are sweating heavily, the insect eventually will leave of its own accord. If you don't want to wait for it to leave, gently and slowly brush it away with a piece of paper.