Benefits of Scary or Bad Insects in Your Garden

By Theresa Rooney
Published on October 19, 2018
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Ants are beneficial in a garden setting because they eat weeds, aerate the soil, and clean away dead insects and birds.
Ants are beneficial in a garden setting because they eat weeds, aerate the soil, and clean away dead insects and birds.
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Bees are beneficial because of their need to gather nectar and pollen, which they do by going from flower to flower helping to pollinate the entire garden.
Bees are beneficial because of their need to gather nectar and pollen, which they do by going from flower to flower helping to pollinate the entire garden.
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Beetles are beneficial garden insects because of their tendencies to eat other harmful insects.
Beetles are beneficial garden insects because of their tendencies to eat other harmful insects.
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Caterpillars are sources of high-protein for young birds and if they evolve they turn into beautiful moths and butterflies.
Caterpillars are sources of high-protein for young birds and if they evolve they turn into beautiful moths and butterflies.
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Earwigs may have a scary appearance, but they are useful and beneficial in breaking down decaying organic material.
Earwigs may have a scary appearance, but they are useful and beneficial in breaking down decaying organic material.
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Slugs are tasty snacks for snakes and skunks, but if left unchecked they can increase in numbers and be a pest in your garden.
Slugs are tasty snacks for snakes and skunks, but if left unchecked they can increase in numbers and be a pest in your garden.
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These tomato hornworms will devastate your tomato crop and should be picked off by hand when you see them.
These tomato hornworms will devastate your tomato crop and should be picked off by hand when you see them.
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Wasps are protective over their nests and their young, so it is best to avoid them unless they have nested in an unsafe area.  Besides their protective nature wasps are also apart of nature's cleaning grew, taking care of dead insect remains.
Wasps are protective over their nests and their young, so it is best to avoid them unless they have nested in an unsafe area. Besides their protective nature wasps are also apart of nature's cleaning grew, taking care of dead insect remains.
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“The Guide to Humane Critter Control: Natural, Nontoxic Pest Solutions to Protect Your Yard and Garden” is a guide to understanding and handling pests that appear in your garden in a humane and natural way.  Instead of killing or destroying the pests readers can learn ways to deter them and mitigate or prevent damage that may be done to their gardens.
“The Guide to Humane Critter Control: Natural, Nontoxic Pest Solutions to Protect Your Yard and Garden” is a guide to understanding and handling pests that appear in your garden in a humane and natural way. Instead of killing or destroying the pests readers can learn ways to deter them and mitigate or prevent damage that may be done to their gardens.

The Guide to Humane Critter Control: Natural, Nontoxic Pest Solutions to Protect Your Yard and Garden(Cool Springs Press, 2017) by Theresa Rooney is a different approach to handling the pest in your garden in a humane and natural way. This book encourages readers to try alternative methods to killing or destroying pests such as deterring them or preventing the damage they might do in a garden. By introducing new techniques for dealing with garden pests, animal and insect populations do not decrease and the natural balance remains healthy between all species. Learning which plants, insects, and gardening products are safe and can coexist the best together leads to a successful garden that effectively takes care of itself.

Ants:

They eat lots of weed seeds, aerate the soil, and clean away some of the dead insects and birds. Ants may also milk aphids. If you see them on plants look for aphids. They are a clue for the gardener.

Beetles:

Most beetles are beneficial. They eat lots of other insects and clean up dead insects and birds. They are also good at aerating the soil.

Bees:

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