Attract beneficial insects to your garden with native plants

Insects eat insects! Yes, that’s right. Insects can help keep the populations of other insects in check. Possibly the most commonly known example is that labybugs eat pesky aphids. The insect species that feed on pestilent insects can be considered beneficial insects. These beneficial insects can be particularly important in food gardens to keep herbs and vegetables healthy.

Many native plant species attract beneficial insects.

And others including Geranium maculatum, Rudbeckia fulgida, Lobelia siphilitica, Lobelia cardinalis, Asclepias tuberosa, Cephalanthus occidentalis and Solidago sempervirens.