What Do Staphylinidae Eat?

Predaceous rove beetles, depending on the species, may consume root maggot eggs and larvae, mites, small soil insects such as springtails

springtails
Springtails (Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects (the other two are the Protura and Diplura). ... If they are considered a basal lineage of Hexapoda, they are elevated to full class status.
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, insect eggs, or small insects on foliage. Some feed on the eggs and maggots of filth flies.

What pests do rove beetles eat?

Rove beetles feed on small insects found on crops and dead animals.

Do rove beetles eat worms?

Rove beetles are beneficial insects. Adult and larvae rove beetles eat soft-bodied pest insects including the eggs and larvae of aphids, mites, and mealybugs. They also eat nematodes, cabbage maggots, caterpillars, grubs, fly maggots and pupae, and the larvae of root maggots.

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