These beneficial insects are “good guy” bugs that help control pests naturally. Plant pests, such as snails, slugs, and ...

In recent decades, however, scientists have found that in fact there are definite benefits to adding diversity to your garden, primarily because certain plants attract and support beneficial insects ...

Many farmers plant rows of flowering plants among their crops to attract these beneficial insects (Landis et al. 2000). Nectar not only attracts the natural enemies of many agricultural pests to ...

Using plant varieties most suitable to environmental conditions, providing habitat for beneficial insects, keeping bushes and woodpiles away from buildings, and emptying containers with standing ...

The Entomology Research Laboratory examines a broad range of insect issues in agriculture. We study pest and beneficial insect species, and both technological and ecological approaches to management, ...

These are also the months when insect pests can really make ... Mexican bean beetles are plant-feeders in the same family as ladybird beetles (ladybugs)—most of which are beneficial predators. Adults ...