Attracting Beneficial Insects
Attracting Beneficial Insects
Good Bugs for the Garden
Attracting Pollinators
Pollinators play an important role in our ecosystem and in the habitat of your backyard garden. Pollination is essential to continue the lifecycle of flowering plants including edibles.
Planning
When planning your garden, plant for successive blooming so that there is a constant supply of blooms for the pollinators to feed on.
Did You Know
There are such things as solitary, non-aggressive bees? These bees are called Mason Bees and are pollinating powerhouses!
Plants that Attract Pollinators
GAILLARDIA
RUDBECKIA
CALIFORNIA POPPY
CALIFORNIA HOLLY
WESTERN REDBUD
Plants that Attract Beneficial Insects
The insects that prey on pest insects and are known as “beneficials” or good bugs. Why attract beneficials? It is the natural way to control pests.
Friends with Benefits
Many of these good bugs can be encouraged to appear in your garden. Below are five surefire plants that attract beneficials
SYRPHID FLYD
GROUND BEETLE
NEMATODES
LADYBUGS
PRAYING MANTID
LACEWING
HUNTING WASP
Plants that Attract Beneficial Insects:
SWEET ALYSSUM
YARROW
CEANOTHUS
COREOPSIS
COSMOS
