Cultivating nature is largely dependent on insects. Gardens need a diversity of insects to attract beloved song birds. Song birds need different types of food during different seasons, berries during certain seasons and insects at other times. A diversity of insects is a must when cultivating nature close to home in gardens.

Check out the diversity of insects on plants native to the Chesapeake Bay watershed!

Milkweed bug and babies on Asclepias incarnata
Caterpillar on Zizia aurea
Butterfly on Helenium autumnale
Bee on Helenium autumnale
Monarch on Eupatorium dubium
Bumble bee on Passiflora incarnata
Butterfly on Rudbeckia triloba
Bee on Phlox paniculata
Bee on Rudbeckia fulgida
Ants on Diervilla lonicera
Bee on Coreopsis lanceolata
Bee on Helenium helianthoides
Bee on Hypericum prolificum
Butterfly on Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’
Butterfly on Eupatorium maculatum
Bumble bee on Rudbeckia lacinata
Praying mantis eating bumble bee on Rudbeckia lacinata
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