{"id":6727,"date":"2023-08-08T08:38:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T08:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/?p=6727"},"modified":"2023-08-11T17:15:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T17:15:50","slug":"explore-plants-that-attract-beneficial-insects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-plants-that-attract-beneficial-insects\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore 68 Beautiful Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6727\" class=\"elementor elementor-6727\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f87d4 subhead-img-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"31f87d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7b010d header3-open-maintitle elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f7b010d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects <\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2520d elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-5957 elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"0d2520d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pro-elements\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8f113c6 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/author\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthor: Saiqa Najeeb\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0ff47c0 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLast Updated On: August 11, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db4f287 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3db4f287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a 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\">MINUTE PIRATE BUGS (Orius spp.) <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-plants-that-attract-beneficial-insects\/#DAMSEL_BUGS_Nabis_spp\" title=\"DAMSEL BUGS (Nabis spp.) \">DAMSEL BUGS (Nabis spp.) <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-plants-that-attract-beneficial-insects\/#BIG_EYED_BUGS_Geocoris_spp\" title=\"BIG EYED BUGS (Geocoris spp.) \">BIG EYED BUGS (Geocoris spp.) <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-plants-that-attract-beneficial-insects\/#The_end%E2%80%A6\" title=\"The end&#8230;\">The end&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56bce5 header3-text-cont-half elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b56bce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nature is teeming with &#8220;good bugs,&#8221; crawling and flying creatures whose diet includes pests that wreak havoc on garden plants. Include these plants in your yard&#8217;s &#8220;problem pest areas&#8221; at various intervals. Remember that a lot of chemical sprays can harm both good and bad bugs. Eliminate the use of harsh insecticides in areas where beneficial insects are present to keep the good bugs at work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a list of plants that attract beneficial insects such as lacewings, ladybugs, hoverflies, parasitic wasps, pirate bugs, big-eyed bugs, etc.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5020b142 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"5020b142\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26153c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"26153c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 1 - mid_content -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-172\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 1 - mid_content -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e7a46b subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"28e7a46b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d80d04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"65d80d04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3beb12cc mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3beb12cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571f90cb sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"571f90cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bab886a sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bab886a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LACEWINGS_Chrysopa_spp\"><\/span>LACEWINGS (Chrysopa spp.) <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32deb730 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32deb730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/beneficical+nsects%2C+plants%2C+WEBP\/stock-photo-green-lacewing-chrysopa-perla-hunting-for-aphids-it-is-an-insect-in-the-chrysopidae-family-the-2168230003-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"lacewing\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285c3302 header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"285c3302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are gorgeous, small (about 3\/4&#8243;), green or brown insects with broad, lacy wings. On the tips of inch-long stiff threads, white individual eggs have been observed to be laid. The majority of pests are largely eliminated by the larvae, which resemble tiny alligators. Because they frequently eat aphids, they are sometimes referred to as &#8220;aphid lions.&#8221; Additionally, they consume mites, other tiny insects, and insect eggs. Lacewings occasionally hang onto windows, screens, and porch lights in the evenings of spring and summer.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Plants that attract lacewings:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purple poppy mallow (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Callirhoe involucrata<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angelica (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angelica giga<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four-wing saltbush (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atriplex canescens)<\/span><\/i><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fennel (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foeniculum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vulgare<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dill (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anethum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">graveolens<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmos white sensation (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmos<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bipinnatus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dandelion (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taraxacum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">officinale<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caraway (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carvi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden marguerite (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthemis<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tinctoria<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fern-leaf yarrow (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achillea<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">filipendulina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coriander (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coriandrum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sativum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tansy (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tanacetum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vulgare<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prairie sunflower (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helianthus<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maximilianii<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Queen Anne\u2019s lace (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daucus<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carota<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115033ad e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"115033ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e3cacc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"43e3cacc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - 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Although they lack wings and are black with orange markings, the young larvae consume more pests than the adults. Typically on the undersides of leaves, yellowish eggs are laid in groups.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Plants that attract ladybugs:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden marguerite (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthemis<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tinctoria<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fern-leaf yarrow (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achillea<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">filipendulina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=astu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Butterfly weed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asclepias<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tuberosa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fennel (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foeniculum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vulgare<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dill (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anethum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">graveolens<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four-wing saltbush (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atriplex<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">canescens<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CA Buckwheat (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eriogonum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fasciculatum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Queen Anne\u2019s lace (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daucus<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carota<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common yarrow (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achillea<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">millefolium<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coriander (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coriandrum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sativum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carpet bugleweed (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ajuga<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reptans<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prairie sunflower (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helianthus<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maximilianii<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rocky Mt. penstemon<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Penstemon strictus)<\/span><\/i><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Basket of Gold (<i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alyssum<\/span><\/i> <i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">saxatilis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46704bc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"46704bc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db047cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2db047cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 3 - incontent_6 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-174\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 3 - incontent_6 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85e7381 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"85e7381\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b4915 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"30b4915\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2220df2 mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2220df2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db03899 sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db03899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095fffe sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"095fffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HOVERFLIES\"><\/span>HOVERFLIES <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2bfec6 header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2bfec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are also referred to as the flower fly or syrphid fly. Adults resemble hovering, scurrying bees that are small in size. They are non-stinging. They lay white, oval eggs that can be laid singly or in clusters on leaves. These eggs hatch into half-inch maggots that resemble caterpillars and are colored green, yellow, brown, orange, or white. To capture and eat aphids, mealybugs, and other insects, they stand up on their hind legs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Plants that attract hoverflies:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four-wing saltbush (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atriplex<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">canescens<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lavender globe lily (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allium<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tanguticum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caraway (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carvi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masterwort (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Astrantia<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">major<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coriander (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coriandrum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sativum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dwarf alpine aster (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aster<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">alpinus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dill (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anethum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">graveolens<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carpet bugleweed (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ajuga<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reptans<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feverfew (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrysanthemum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">parthenium<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common yarrow (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achillea<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">millefolium<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purple poppy mallow (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Callirhoe<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">involucrata<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basket of Gold (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alyssum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">saxatilis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden marguerite (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthemis<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tinctoria<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fern-leaf yarrow (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achillea<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">filipendulina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709b5901 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"709b5901\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a92f04b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7a92f04b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 4 - incontent_7 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-175\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 4 - incontent_7 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4466aa subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"f4466aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5da774 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a5da774\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c86ba mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"84c86ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463ff8c sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"463ff8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a70a49 sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a70a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PARASITIC_MINI-WASPS\"><\/span>PARASITIC MINI-WASPS <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec00da4 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec00da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/beneficical+nsects%2C+plants%2C+WEBP\/stock-photo-macro-view-insect-parasitic-wasp-red-banded-sand-wasp-is-species-of-subfamily-ammophilinae-of-1872954952-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"parasitic wasp\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7454b header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f7454b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These include insect parasites of various types. They do not sting at all! The stingers have been modified to enable the females to lay their eggs inside the bodies of insect pests. The pests are then killed when the eggs hatch and the young start eating the pests from the inside. They leave hollow &#8220;mummies&#8221; behind after eliminating the pests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Plants that attract parasitic mini-wasps:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dill (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anethum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">graveolens<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masterwort (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Astrantia<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">major<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lavender globe lily (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allium<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tanguticum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caraway (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carvi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fern-leaf yarrow (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achillea<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">filipendulina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Queen Anne\u2019s lace (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daucus<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carota<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmos white sensation (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmos<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bipinnatus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden marguerite (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthemis<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tinctoria<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common yarrow (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achillea<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">millefolium<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purple poppy mallow (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Callirhoe<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">involucrata<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Coriander (<i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coriandrum<\/span><\/i> <i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sativum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a138362 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"4a138362\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e4feb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"40e4feb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 5 - incontent_8 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-178\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 5 - incontent_8 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c840c6 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0c840c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00761de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"00761de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aca3c2 mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1aca3c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbc848 sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fbc848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78c0be sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b78c0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TACHINID_FLIES\"><\/span>TACHINID FLIES<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e8554 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48e8554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/beneficical+nsects%2C+plants%2C+WEBP\/stock-photo-natural-closeup-on-a-spiky-tachinid-fly-tachina-fera-sitting-on-a-green-leaf-in-the-garden-2245688253-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"tachnid fly on a garden leaf\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eeb954 header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eeb954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parasites of caterpillars (armyworms, cabbage loopers, corn earworms, cutworms, and imported cabbage worms), beetles, beetle and fly larvae, some true bugs, squash bug nymphs, and stink bugs. Adults range in size from 1\/3 to 1\/2 inch. White eggs are laid on foliage or the body of the host. The pest dies as a result of the larvae&#8217;s internal parasitic feeding inside the host&#8217;s body and sucking up its bodily fluids.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Plants that attract tachinid flies:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden marguerite (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthemis<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tinctoria<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CA Buckwheat (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eriogonum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fasciculatum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lemon balm (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melissa<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">officinalis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pennyroyal (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mentha<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pulegium<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parsley (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Petroselinum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crispum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phacelia (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phacelia<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tanacetifolia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tansy (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tanacetum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vulgare<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Crimson thyme (<i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thymus<\/span><\/i> <i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serpyllum<\/span><\/i> <i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coccineus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b48643 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"8b48643\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4272aa4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4272aa4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 6 - incontent_9 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-179\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 6 - incontent_9 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21d2b7 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e21d2b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3230ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d3230ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6074b mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6e6074b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e77e9c sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e77e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d815e5d sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d815e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MINUTE_PIRATE_BUGS_Orius_spp\"><\/span>MINUTE PIRATE BUGS (Orius spp.) <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ccae4 header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68ccae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost any small insect or mite, such as mites, thrips, aphids, whiteflies, scales, and soft-bodied arthropods, are fed on by these tiny (1\/20 inch long) insects, but in the spring they are drawn to thrips in particular. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5303f4ef e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"5303f4ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a93d2b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7a93d2b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 7 - incontent_10 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-180\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 7 - incontent_10 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783be96 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"783be96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835648b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"835648b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e982ba mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2e982ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9818f26 sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9818f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3837851 sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3837851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DAMSEL_BUGS_Nabis_spp\"><\/span>DAMSEL BUGS (Nabis spp.) <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1e0e2a header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1e0e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eat small caterpillars, leafhoppers, plant bugs, aphids, and other pests. They typically have a dull brown color and resemble other pest plant bugs. Compared to most species that feed on plants, their heads are typically longer and narrower (better to eat with!).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca2fb60 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"7ca2fb60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72509523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"72509523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 8 - incontent_11 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-181\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 8 - incontent_11 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8044fe8 subhead-img-txt-num e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8044fe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1cdae4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d1cdae4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b06a09 mt-num-h3-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1b06a09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34fea7 sec-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f34fea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce6654 sec1-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ce6654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BIG_EYED_BUGS_Geocoris_spp\"><\/span>BIG EYED BUGS (Geocoris spp.) <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebaf94 header2-open-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ebaf94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardening-website.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/assets\/blogs\/beneficical+nsects%2C+plants%2C+WEBP\/stock-photo-closeup-of-a-tiny-geocoris-grylloides-a-species-of-big-eyed-bugs-1843386742-transformed.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"big-eyed bug on a  leaf\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f390a header2-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02f390a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nymphs and adults of small, oval-shaped, grayish-beige bugs that measure 1\/4 inch in length and have large eyes feed on a variety of small insects, including mites, insect eggs, and leaf hoppers. Football-shaped eggs with red spots are whitish-gray in color.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Plants that attract minute pirate bugs, damsel bugs, and big-eyed bugs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caraway (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carvi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmos &#8220;White Sensation&#8221; (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmos<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bipinnatus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fennel (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foeniculum<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vulgare<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alfalfa (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medicago<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sativa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spearmint (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mentha<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spicata<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peter Pan goldenrod (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solidago<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">virgaurea<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Marigold &#8220;Lemon Gem&#8221; (<i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tagetes<\/span><\/i> <i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tenuifolia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15953eb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"15953eb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782c9391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"782c9391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Blog section 9 - incontent_12 -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-182\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Blog section 9 - incontent_12 -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cf6330 subhead-txt e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"72cf6330\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df04be2 things-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df04be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The end...<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537e5045 know elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"537e5045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to welcome these beneficial insects and skyrocket the productivity of your garden, take some time to plan. This guide will come in handy for helping you select garden plants that attract beneficial insects,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By growing these plants, you can bring in a lot of beneficial insects that will help create a healthy ecosystem for your garden. Say hello to these buddies and say goodbye to lackluster harvests. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-648fb123 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"648fb123\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d09d3c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1d09d3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Ezoic - Under last Section - bottom_of_page -->\r\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-171\"> <\/div>\r\n<!-- End Ezoic - Under last Section - bottom_of_page -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects Nature is teeming with &#8220;good bugs,&#8221; crawling and flying creatures whose diet includes pests that wreak havoc on garden plants. Include these plants in your yard&#8217;s &#8220;problem pest areas&#8221; at various intervals. Remember that a lot of chemical sprays can harm both good and bad bugs. Eliminate the use &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/explore-plants-that-attract-beneficial-insects\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Explore 68 Beautiful Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[27,24],"tags":[147],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6727"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6727"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7009,"href":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6727\/revisions\/7009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedandsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}