However, only 1% of insects damage plants; the vast majority are either harmless or considered beneficial insects that are ...

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 ...

Provide flowers for the beneficial insects to feed on. Many beneficial insects will feed on nectar and pollen; this is especially important if the adults aren’t predators. Plants with small flowers ...

When selecting companion plants to grow among peppers, consider the common pest challenges you face in the garden and match these to trap crops or pest deterrents. Regardless of where you live, adding ...

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 ...

To attract lacewings, consider planting flowers like dill and coriander ... Encouraging a garden variety of flowering plants can support these helpful wasps. Incorporating beneficial insects into your ...

One effective way to do this is by diversifying your plantings. Incorporating a variety of flowering plants, especially those native to your region, will provide nectar and pollen that attract adult ...

Sweet Alyssum is grown not only for the draw of its flowers in hanging pots and as a carpeting plant but also for its ability to attract beneficial insects in the field such as ladybugs and hoverfly.

They prefer to take shelter in native plants, leaf litter and wood ... Rather than creating a habitat to attract these beneficial insects, it might seem easier to buy a bag of ladybugs for release ...

Scout early and often for egg masses and squish them. Strips of flowering perennials in your fields can attract beneficial insects, which may eat or parasitize the larvae of these insects. Spray ...

Phytoplasmas, parasites that cause disease in crops and other plants, are reliant on sap-feeding insects, such as leafhoppers, for transmission. They attract these vectors by triggering the growth ...