These bugs are good for your garden! Get to know the various insects that help pollinate your flowers or help get rid of other pests, like bees and ladybugs.
American hoverfly (Metasyrphus americanus/Eupeodes americanus)
Why the Hoverfly Is Good for Your Garden
Red and black insect with spiny black legs on a green leaf
Assassin Bugs: Why They Are Good for the Garden
Leafcutter bee cuts out a piece of leaf of a plant
Why You Should Encourage Leafcutter Bees in Your Garden
butterfly on a flower bud
How to Make a Butterfly Garden
Fresh mint and rosemary herbs plants growing in a herb garden
Companion Planting to Control the Insects in Your Garden
Luna Moth on Geraniums
How to Attract Luna Moths to Your Garden
Harlequin ladybird harmonia axyridis
How to Get Rid of Asian Lady Beetles
bee on flower
How to Attract Bees and Other Pollinators to Your Garden
Joe Pye weed in a shaded garden
Butterfly Flowers for Shade Gardens
Hummingbird moth on a pink flower
How to Identify Hummingbird Moths
Red ladybug sitting on mint leaf closeup
How to Attract Ladybugs
Butterfly bush with purple flower spike and orange butterfly on top
The Best Plants for Attracting Butterflies
Monarch butterfly on pink and white milkweed flowers
7 Flowers That Attract Monarch Butterflies
butterfly on lavender
10 Herbs to Include in a Butterfly Garden
bee on lavender
5 Good Bugs for Your Garden
bee on a purple coneflower
The Best Plants to Attract Bees
Black and orange lady beetle larvae on leaf closeup
Learn to Recognize Lady Beetle (Ladybug) Larvae
Neon green and black butterfly laying on branch with wings open
Garden Trees That Attract Butterflies
Colorful Summer Meadow
Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds to Your Garden
Light purple petunia flowers hanging over clay pot
Flowers for Moth Gardens
DIY Bee House
How to Build a DIY Bee House the Right Way

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