A lot of people think of bugs as pests to plants, but that’s not the case at all. Some insects can help your garden grow healthier, and they can even prey on other bugs that damage your plants. These ...

Crawling insects often trigger unease, but many are harmless. Camel crickets, house centipedes, and lacewings are beneficial.

Here are 14 beneficial insects you want to start attracting. 1. of 14. Red Paper Wasp (Polistes spp.) ePhotocorp / Getty Images. Red paper wasps are parasitic wasps with red bodies and black wings.

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These beneficial insects consume pollen in their adult incarnations while their larvae eat pest insects. They are also efficient pollinators. Don’t fret about ants (except fire ants).

Many people think all insects are bad, but the truth is, less than 1 percent of insects are pests. Most insects don’t harm the vegetable garden, and some are actually beneficial.

While some gardeners still think that any bug in the garden is a bad bug, change is in the air. Most plant-lovers now realize that insects and plants go hand-in-hand and that there are far more ...

Also, the beneficial insects may not show up until there’s enough for a pigging-out banquet of prey. Just be patient, gardeners, and the beneficials will show up.

Some insects are pests, but not all insects are bad. Overwhelmingly, the majority of insects perform a vital role in the ecosystem. This week, let’s look at a few beneficial insects, as explained in ...

While plants often have mutually beneficial relationships with insects, a tuber in Fiji grows separate compartments for ...