Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden : a natural approach to pest control

Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden A natural approach to pest control

Jessica Walliser

Book - 2022

With this indispensable gardening reference-now updated with new research, insights, and voices-learn how to create a healthy, balanced, and diverse garden capable of supporting a hard-working crew of beneficial pest-eating insects and eliminate the need for synthetic chemical pesticides.

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Subjects
Garden pests > Biological control.
Beneficial insects.
Gardening.
Handbooks and manuals.
Genres
Handbooks and manuals
Published
Beverly, MA : Cool Springs Press 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
Jessica Walliser (author)
Edition
Second edition. Revised and updated second edition
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
208 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780760371718
  • Introduction
  • How a Horticulturist Came to Bugs
  • All About Beneficials
  • Who They Are, How They Work, and What They Eat
  • Beneficial Bug Profiles
  • Meet the Predators and the Parasitoids
  • Gardening for Bugs
  • Where Plants and Insects Intersect
  • Plant Profiles
  • The Best Plants for Beneficials
  • Your Beneficial Border
  • A Guide to Designing for the Bugs
  • Companion Planting
  • Battling Pests with Plant Partnerships
  • Putting It All Together
  • Who the Beneficials Eat and What to Plant
  • The Commercial Stuff
  • Purchased Beneficials, Good Bug Lures, Supplemental Foods, and Seed Blends
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Resources
  • Index

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