Beneficial Insects: Attracting Your Garden's Defenders in Australia

Recruiting Nature's Pest ControlBeneficial insects are the garden's free, self-replenishing pest control workforce — predatory and parasitic species that keep aphids, caterpillars, mites, and other pests in check without any spraying at all, provided the garden offers them what they need to establish and stay.LadybirdsBoth adult ladybirds and their alligator-like larvae are voracious aphid predators, with a single larva capable of consuming hundreds of aphids before pupating. Ladybirds are dra…