Looks can be deceiving! Watch this video to discover insects that may look menacing but benefit your garden environment.

Parasitic wasps are especially beneficial insects because they live on garden pests like cabbage loopers and tomato hornworms ...

Like ladybugs, ground beetles are beneficial predators that attack and devour little buggy pests in your garden. Unlike ladybugs, ground beetles are plain colored and not often noticed ...

Therefore, it might surprise you to know that attracting insects, especially the beneficial ones, is an important component of a healthy garden. There are three basic steps to follow to attract ...

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 ...

Plants with small flowers such as sweet alyssum, dill, fennel, garlic chives, coriander, and Queen Anne’s Lace are good choices. Other common garden plants like blanket flower, coneflower, cosmos, and ...

New adult beetles can fly into the garden, so be sure to check your asparagus regularly ... predators may also be active and will eat both eggs and larvae. Leave these beneficial insects alone and ...

Directly beneficial insects include pollinators and insect ... in the field and common garden. American Journal of Botany 89, 1422–1430 (2002). Corn, M. L. et al. Harmful Non-Native Species ...