Beneficial Insects44 Stories
Gardening GuidesEntice Eastern Tiger Swallowtails With Summer Flowers
Grow nectar-rich native bloomers and larval host plants for these endearing butterflies
Full StoryGardening GuidesAttract Thynnid Wasps With Summer-Flowering Native Plants
These beneficial insects will hunt damaging beetle grubs in your lawn
Full StoryGardening GuidesHummingbird or Moth? See Why You Want Clearwings Around
These fascinating moths may be helpful pollinators for your garden. Here’s how to coax them your way
Full StoryGardening GuidesMeet the Grass-Carrying Wasp, a Gentle Pollinator of Summer Flowers
These fascinating insects nest in wood cavities and hollow plant stems
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Golden Digger Wasp: A Beneficial Flower-Visiting Insect
Introducing the great golden digger wasp, a colorful pollinator that also hunts foliage-eating insects
Full StoryGardening GuidesLook for Metallic Green Sweat Bees Visiting Your Garden This Fall
These beautiful sweat bees will dazzle and delight you with their bright emerald green color and midsummer and fall flower visiting
Full StoryGardening GuidesLook for Long-Horned Bees on Summer's Flowers
These insects are busy in the garden come summer and fall, pollinating sunflowers, coneflowers, asters and more
Full StoryGardening GuidesWelcome Sweat Bees to Your Garden Throughout the Growing Season
Look before you swat! These friendly sweat bees will feed on your sweat on a hot summer day, but their main buffet is flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesSupport Bumblebees by Providing Forage in 3 Seasons
Bumblebees are fascinating and fun to observe foraging in gardens. Find out how to create a buffet for these fuzzy, charismatic bees
Full StoryGardening GuidesInvite Cellophane Bees to Your Garden by Providing Patches of Bare Soil
Look for cellophane bees (Colletes) pollinating flowering trees and shrubs in U.S. gardens this spring
Full StoryGardening GuidesInvite Mining Bees to Your Garden by Planting Their Favorite Plants
Look for mining bees (Andrena) pollinating woodland wildflowers in U.S. gardens this spring
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