BEE-NIFICIALS!!
Bees, Butterflies, Worms, and more!
Overview
• Using good
bugs to
control bad
bugs
• Importance of
pollinators
• Proper use of
organic pest
control
• How you can
The Bad Guys
• Aphids
• Spider
mites
• Thrips
The Bad Guys
• Leaf
Hopper
• Whitefl
y
The Bad Guys
• Scale
Squash
Vine
Borer
• Mealy
bugs
• Squash
•
Beneficial
Insects
Ladybird
beetles 
AKA
Ladybugs,
Lady
Beetles
• Scientific
Name:
Hippodamia
convergens
• Great for
controlling
Beneficial
Insects
• Praying
Mantis
• Scientific
Name:
Tenodera
aridifoli
a sinensis
• Will feed
on ANYTHING
they can
catch
including
•
Beneficial
Insects
Green
Lacewing
• Scientific
Name:
Chrysoperl
a carnea
• Great for
controllin
g:
aphids,
mealybugs
, scale,
mites,
thrips,
whiteflies
•
Beneficial
Insects
Trichogramma
Wasps  AKA
Parasitic Wasps
• Feeds on moth
eggs of over
200 species,
including:
codling moth,
cabbage worm,
tomato horn
worm, corn
earworm, corn
borer, fruit
worm, gypsy
moth, peach
borer, diamond
back moth,
tomato pinworm,
•
Beneficial
Insects
Assassin and
Ambush bugs
• Scientific
Name:
Reduviidae
sp.
• Feeds by
injecting a
lethal saliv
a that
liquefies
the insides
of the
prey, which
are then
sucked out
• Feeds on
Other
Beneficials
Worms
 AKA Red
• Red
Wigglers
• Scientific Name:
Eisenia fetida
• You can either lay
the worms on top of
soft soil, or dig a
hole approximately
6 inches deep dump in the worms
and cover. If
placing the worms
in your garden,
do several release
sites. For compost
piles, add the
worms to your bins
•
Other
Beneficials
Beneficial
Nematodes
• Microscopic worms
that work at
seeking out and
destroying over
200 kinds of soil
dwelling and wood
boring insects
including: grubs,
flea larvae,
cutworms, weevils,
fungus gnat
larvae, termites,
root knot
nematodes, and
any pest that
spends a portion
of its life in the
Other
Beneficials
• Frogs
• Spiders
• Predat
ory
Mites
•
Pollination is
Key!
Bees
•
Pollination is
Key!
Butterfli
es and
Moths
• Bats
• Hummingbi
rds
•
To Spray or Not
to
Spray?
How
– READ THE LABEL!!!
– Only target areas that
have pests
• When
– Very early in the
morning or at dusk
– DO NOT spray when
beneficial bugs are
around... Pesticides
(even organic) are NONselective, meaning it
will kill or harm any
bug, good or bad
– DO NOT spray when
How We Can Help
• Attracting
Pollinators
– Have a variety of
nectar sources
– Use native plants
– NON-GMO!!!
– Have a water source
– Provide Habitat
– Use simple flowers
rather than
complex flowers with
double blooms. Most
double blooms offer
less pollen and
nectar than simple
blooms. Double
blooms also make it
harder for
Plants Bees Love
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Alyssum
Hyssop
Poppies
Bee
Balm
Clover
Coneflow
er
Caryopt
eris
Asters
Coneflow
er
Virginia
Sweetspi
re
BlackEyed
Susan
Gallardi
a
Plants
Love
• Butterflies
Asters
• Butter
fly
Bush
• Caryop
teris
• Daisys
• Bee
Balm
• Lilac
• Clover
• New
Jersey
Tea
• Gallar
dia
• Coneflo
wer
• Yarrow
• Milkwe
ed
Questions?
Comments?
Jessica
Squires
Horticultura
l Specialist
jessica@grog
gsgreenbarn
.com
Phone:
918-9944222