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Re: Native gardening for beneficial insects?


> From: Sheri Ann Richerson <voulezvous@fwi.com>
> 
> Does native gardening attract beneficial insects?
> Is there any info avaiable for this?
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IMO, gardening without the use of heavy duty pesticides will
encourage all wildlife, including the so-called beneficial insects
appropriate to your climate.  Has little to do with the type of
plants you plant except in that some are more attractive to some
insects than others, either as food sources or for the development of
larvae.  What is important is allowing nature to reach a balance,
which it will do, given time and freedom from massive pesticide use. 


Suggest a Google search or two might come up with reams of
information, including, no doubt, pages that maintain that native
plants attract more beneficial insects than exotic plants, which,
also IMO, is hogwash:-)

If you are interested in the relationships of insects to gardens and
each other and humans, etc., I highly recommend Eric Grissell's
"Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology" published
recently by Timber Press.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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