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A Guide to Attracting Beneficial Insects

We design our gardens for beauty, drought-tolerance, shade tolerance — why not the ability to nurture beneficial insects? These native helpers are an ideal method of pest control, both environmentally safe and free of cost.

Beneficial insects, like any animal, need a favorable habitat to thrive. For insect predators and parasites, this is a garden with plants and flowers that provide moisture, shelter, alternative prey and immediate nutrition from nectar and pollen. Managing garden bio-diversity in this way is a fascinating and relatively new aspect of pest control.

This eight page illustrated guide describes the major beneficial insects that are especially attracted to flowers and the types of plants and flowers that they favor.

  Guide to Attracting Beneficial Insects-  $3.50          

                                                                            

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