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

Beneficial garden insects and bugs do a stellar job of helping plants grow and keeping natural ecosystems in check. But how do you get more of them to visit? The answer is simple: plant flowers!

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 ...

Even plant-feeding organisms may be considered beneficial if they are feeding on unwanted plants like purple loosestrife but if those same bugs start devouring your favorite petunias you may not think ...

Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies Many of our prettiest insects feed on nectar, so need flowering plants for their survival. Butterflies, ...

If you're an aphid with a taste for tomato plants, the term 'biocontrol' makes you quiver with fear. You'd rather not think about predators and parasitoids with a voracious appetite for insect pests, ...

Very few of these creatures cause significant damage to our prized plants, and there are many more insects that actually help us to control the ones that do! By providing the right habitats, we can ...

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 ...

Parasitoid wasps are probably our most beneficial group of predatory insects, though they often go unnoticed. To provide habitat for them: Have consistently flowering plants in your outdoor spaces.

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 ...

You can plant your vegetables and flowers in mutually beneficial arrangements. It can protect your plants from insects. Companion planting is a great way to use space efficiently in the garden, plant ...