Releasing Beneficial Insects in Your Garden

Control garden pests biologically with “natural enemies”

Chances are many beneficial insects already exist in your garden , but not at the universe densities necessary to in effect check sure pests . So it may be necessary to seek strengthener and actively augment your defenses by releasing a variety of commercially available beneficials .

The release technique will bet on the type of organism , its life stage , and any specific packaging . In this TV , Jaret Daniels , Ph.D. , assistant director of research at the University of Florida ’s McGuire Center for Lepidoptera Research , demonstrates several methods for circulate these “ bugs for hire ” in your garden .

For a complete primer and resource guide , take Jaret ’s article , “ Releasing Beneficials in the Home Garden , ” in the May / June 2003 issue ofFine Gardening(#91 ) .

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