Forget the frustration of battling unwanted garden pests! Did you know some insects are beneficial and can even help your ...

Rather than creating a habitat to attract these beneficial insects, it might seem easier to buy a bag of ladybugs for release in the garden. Unfortunately, purchased beetles often fly away.

Beneficial insects help keep other insect populations down. Many thrive under the same habitat conditions as pollinators. Some can become pests at certain times of the year. But providing food and ...

beneficial insects. These natural allies help control pest populations and promote a healthy garden ecosystem. Below, we delve into ten beneficial insects every gardener should familiarize themselves ...

That leaves a lot of room for insects that we can learn to love, like the beneficial bugs in your garden! These insects can control pests, reduce (or eliminate) the need for pesticides, and make your ...

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 ...

especially when gardening. But 99 percent of all insects in gardens are actually beneficial, according to Master Gardener Laura Heldreth. “They pollinate, eat the pests, decompose garden waste and ...

By providing the right habitats, we can greatly increase the number of ‘beneficial’ insects in the garden. One way to increase the comfort of your patch for insects is to build them a bug mansion.

Some insect pests are serious problems every year, while others rarely appear in the garden. There are also many insects which are beneficial and, in several instances, essential to vegetable ...

Other common garden plants, including blanket flower, coneflower, cosmos, and sunflowers, will be visited by beneficial insects, too. Cut back on or cut out insecticides. Most insecticides kill ...

We’re all familiar with beneficial insects like ladybugs ... typically considered garden menaces. As it happens, they, too, play an essential role in the ecosystem, consuming rotting vegetation ...