Insects in the garden: benefit or harm

21.06.2024 13:59

Insects are an important part of the ecosystem.

Some insects are extremely beneficial for your vegetable garden.

What insects are good for the garden

Insects such as bees, wasps, ladybugs, butterflies, beetles, ants and others are useful for the garden.

They will be attracted to your garden by different plants with flowering and aroma.

Also, some insects that are beneficial to the soil in the garden like to live in compost, as well as in dry leaves, sawdust or wood.

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Therefore, use organic mulching for your plants.

Insects such as butterflies, bumblebees, bees, and beetles are pollinators and help plants reproduce.

Some insects eat pests. For example, fireweed beetles eat caterpillars, aphids and other insects and do not harm plants in the garden.

Ants are also beneficial insects. They improve the quality of the soil, which helps plants grow.

In addition, ants help process dry leaves and wood in the garden, and also destroy caterpillars.

Previously, we told you how to grow carrots.

Diana Dashkevich Author: Diana Dashkevich Editor internet resource