This article appeared in the June/July 2009 issue of GRID, Philadelphia’s new magazine about urban sustainability. When most people think of insects, they think of mosquitoes that bite, bees that sting, and a host of annoying bugs that munch leaves and plants. Truth is, there are vastly more beneficial insects than pests in the garden. [...]
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BUZZ ON: Attracting Beneficial Insects to Your Garden
Posted in Food Growing Techniques, GRID articles, tagged beneficial insects, companion plants, ecology, garden pests, hedgerow, interplanting, organic gardening, pest control on June 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »