Many hemipterans are aquatic, and you might have seen water boatmen or backswimmers in a shallow, local pond. There are about 30 orders of insects, and Order Hemiptera is one of the five most common.

to frogs and beneficial insects. Define the perimeter of the pond, either with string, a length of hosepipe, or by trickling a layer of dry sand through your fingers. Remove the turf from the area ...