Everyone Hates These Bugs But They’re Great For Your Garden

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00:00Everyone hates these bugs, but they're great for your garden.

00:04Wasps.

00:05Often disliked, wasps are powerful predators and pollinators.

00:09Plant diverse blooms to attract them and avoid disturbing their nests.

00:14Spiders.

00:16Misunderstood hunters, spiders reduce pest populations,

00:19provide natural habitats, and avoid broad-spectrum pesticides to support them.

00:24Ground beetles.

00:25Nocturnal ground beetles eat slugs, cutworms, and caterpillars.

00:30So maintain ground cover and minimize soil disturbance to attract them.

00:36Dragonflies.

00:37Agile dragonflies prey on mosquitoes and flies.

00:40So add water features and tall plants to create welcoming breeding habitats.

00:46Hoverflies.

00:47Harmless hoverflies pollinate flowers as their larvae devour aphids and thrifts.

00:51So plant nectar-rich blooms and avoid pesticides.

00:56Praying mantises.

00:58Voracious mantises consume diverse pests.

01:00So encourage them with plant diversity, minimal pesticides, or introduce egg cases responsibly.

01:07Ants.

01:08Often nuisances yet beneficial.

01:10Ants aerate soil, cycle nutrients, and manage pests.

01:14So prioritize balance over chemical controls.

01:18Dung beetles.

01:19Dung beetles recycle nutrients and improve soil structure by burying dung.

01:24So support them by reducing pesticides and diversifying habitat.

01:29Earwigs.

01:31Despite appearances, earwigs eat aphids and mites.

01:33So offer hiding places and avoid broad-spectrum pesticides to retain benefits.

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