Gardening - Q&A: Attracting Beneficial Insects

ArcaMax Publishing > Home & Garden > Gardening

Your email address is safe with us. View our Privacy policy.

Gardening hangman:

Try our FREE ArcaMax Gardening Hangman Game

The Funnies:

Get free jokes, comics, and more! See them all on
our funnies page

Games:

Fun online games, quizzes, hangman and more on the games page

Q&A: Attracting Beneficial Insects

Question: Can you give me some examples of beneficial insects, and what I can do to attract them to my garden?

Answer: Beneficial insects, including ladybeetles, lacewings, parasitic wasps and predaceous flies, feed on other insects, and can help keep pest insect populations in check. By including certain attractant plants in your garden, you'll offer an alternative food source for beneficials when pests are in short supply. Many of these plants are members of the carrot and daisy families; some good choices are angelica, anise, dill, fennel, yarrow and zinnias. Avoid using any broad-spectrum insecticides because these will harm beneficial as well as pest insects.

Content provided by the National Gardening Association