The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Garden Insects
Your garden is a home for both plants and insects. Some bugs are beneficial -the good, other are damaging, the bad and others are detrimental, the ugly. The slow moving insects are usually the ones feeding on plants, and the fast ones are the predators, feeding on other unwanted insects. Although minor damage by insects usually doesn’t threaten the plant’s health, major damaging bugs require intercession be it with chemicals, non-chemicals, or a selective weeding practice, which means leaving a few weeds that are attractive to some beneficial insects, such as dandelion, clover and goldenrod. Another natural predator is birds, so bird baths and houses are an excellent way to get birds to keep your garden healthy.
The Good -Beneficial Garden Bugs – Ants, Lacewing, Ladybug, Assassin Bug, Ground Beetle, Soldier Beetle, Praying Mantis, Honey Bee, Black wasp and Parasitoid Wasp
The Bad – Damaging Garden Bugs – Earwig, Aphid, Japanese Beetle, Lily Leaf Beetle
The Ugly- Detrimental Garden Bugs – Slugs and snails, Mosquito, Cabbageworm / White Cabbage Moth
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