you could use certain plants to tempt worthy insects to your garden to help oneself with biocontrol . Many of these workhorse plants are attractive to a wide act of beneficial insects beyond the ones featured below ; together the louse they draw in help keep pests from munching on your veggies .
Learn more about appeal beneficial worm in Jessica ’s articleCompanion Planting Is Not a Myth
Attracting plants
Spotlight beneficial insect: Ladybugs
Pests they control
Spotlight beneficial insect: Syrphid flies
Spotlight beneficial insect: Lacewings
Spotlight beneficial insect: Parasitic wasps
Jessica Walliser is a plantsman , award - winning author of seven garden books , and a cofounder of SavvyGardening.com . For more information on companion planting , see her bookPlant partner : Science - Based Companion Strategies for the Vegetable Garden .
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