Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden, Revised and Updated Second Edition: A Natural Approach to Pest Control

Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden is a revised and updated edition of Jessica Walliser's award-winning book that offers a science-backed plan for creating a healthy, balanced, and diverse garden capable of supporting a hard-working crew of beneficial pest-eating insects and eliminating the need for synthetic chemical pesticides.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2022
Publisher: Cool Springs Press

This revised and updated edition of Jessica Walliser's award-winning book, "Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden," offers a valuable and science-backed plan for bringing balance back to your garden. With this indispensable gardening reference, now updated with new research, insights, and voices, you'll learn how to create a healthy, balanced, and diverse garden capable of supporting a hard-working crew of beneficial pest-eating insects and eliminating the need for synthetic chemical pesticides.

After a fascinating introduction to the predator and prey cycle and its importance to both wild ecosystems and home gardens, you'll meet dozens of pest-munching beneficial insects (the predators) that feast on garden pests (their prey). From ladybugs and lacewings to parasitic wasps and syrphid flies, these good guys of the bug world keep the natural system of checks and balances in prime working order. They help limit pest damage and also serve a valuable role in the garden's food web. But, they won't call your garden home if you don't have the resources they need to survive.

With a hearty population of beneficial insects present in your garden, you'll say goodbye to common garden pests like aphids, cabbage worms, bean beetles, leafhoppers, and hornworms, without reaching for a spray can. To encourage these good guys to stick around and do their important work, you'll learn how to create a welcoming habitat and fill your garden with the best plants to support them.

Inside, you'll find:

Bug profiles introducing dozens of beneficial insects and the down-and-dirty details on how they catch and eat their prey.

Plant profiles featuring the best plants for supporting beneficials.

Interviews with entomologists who focus their life's work on understanding the value of insects.

By following the steps outlined in this book, you'll be on your way to creating a thriving and pest-free garden that not only benefits the environment but also provides you with a beautiful and peaceful space to enjoy. So, why wait? Start attracting beneficial bugs to your garden today and experience the joy of a natural and sustainable gardening system!

Weight: 664g
Dimension: 203 x 228 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780760371718
Edition number: Second Edition