Beneficial Insects For Your Garden
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Many people become obsessed with getting rid of every bug they come across on their property, but the reality is that there are many kinds of insects that can actually be beneficial to have around. Granted, you may not want them in your house, but out in the garden they can help maintain the health of the flora and fauna. The most common beneficial insects for your garden include:
- Lady Bugs – not only are they cute, but they eat aphids, mites, whiteflies and scale. You can attract them to your garden if you plant yarrow or daisies.
- Lacewings – These flies eat aphids and their larva as well as other kinds of garden pests. They can be attracted by planting flowers such as goldenrod, black-eyed susans, asters, and yarrow.
- Praying Mantis – Praying mantis eggs can be purchased online and placed in your garden and will quickly grow to adulthood. Mantis’ will eat all kinds of garden pests and make for gentle, interesting garden guests.
- Nematodes – Nematodes are microscopic creatures that are beneficial for controlling cutworms, beetles and root weevil larvae. You can buy their eggs and apply them to the soil in your garden.
- Hover Flies – Hover fliers also eat aphids, and they are attracted to the same types of plants that Lacewings are.
All of these insects are completely safe for people and pets to be around. You can either attempt to attract them naturally to your garden by growing plants they like, or you can buy them online (or through catalogues) and place them in your garden yourself. You’ll find that your garden thrives when you use beneficial insects to control pests. And you’ll also find that maintaining your garden can be a lot easier with the help of a few thousand little critters.
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