Good Garden Bugs: Everything You Need to Know About Beneficial Insects

by Mary Gardiner

Your guide to the beneficial insects in your garden!Good Garden Bugs is an easy-to-follow reference to beneficial insects that provide pest control, allowing your garden to grow full and bountiful.Aphids, caterpillars, grubs, and slugs are not only creepy-crawlies, they can wreak havoc on your garden and plants. But fear not! You don't need dangerous chemicals to enjoy a lively, healthy garden. The secret? More lady beetles, fewer aphids! Wildlife in your garden--especially insects--can be natural pesticide alternatives. From mantids to beetles to wasps, spiders, and everything in between, entomologist Mary Gardiner tells you how to identify these beneficial bugs, how to enhance your home landscape as a habitat, and how to work with them to grow and enjoy your garden.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2014

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Look, it's not War and Peace. Nor is it an encyclopedia. But it's pretty good! Decent flow, interesting prose...I dunno, I found it to be a perfectly pleasant read. Actually surprised there's not more reviews, my wife got it for me for Christmas last year and I assumed that was because it was widely available and she stumbled across it at B&N. It may have hung out 30% read under my nightstand for the better part of a year, but I was glad I gave it a shot before cycling it back down to the bookshelves.

[Kristen Iworsky]

I didn’t find this too helpful. I was hoping for a book that told me how to attract good bugs that prey on the bad bugs, how to attract them to the garden and which were specific to my area.