How can you attract helpful insects to your garden?

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Intro

Hi there, curious minds! I'm Crafty Clover! Let's discover something amazing. How can you attract helpful insects to your garden?

The Big Idea

Some insects help gardeners! You can invite them in. How do you attract them?

Small Flowers

Step one: Small Flowers. Plant flowers with small, open blooms such as alyssum, dill, yarrow, and cosmos. They give nectar to small helpful insects like lacewings and hoverflies.

Water and Wild

Step two: Water and Wild. Include a shallow dish of water with pebbles for landing. Leave a little wild area where insects can hide, and avoid sprays that could harm them.

All Season

Step three: All Season. Some pest hunters move in quickly when they find food. A mix of plants blooming across the seasons works best, so helpers always have food nearby.

A Closer Look

Let's take a closer look! Eat aphids. Larvae hunt. Eat pests. Pollinate.

Quick Facts

Quick facts! Many helpful insects need nectar as adults. Pebbles for landing. Skip the sprays. Leave a wild corner.

Think Like a Scientist

Now, think like a scientist! Fill a shallow dish with pebbles. Add water until the pebbles just poke out. Set it near flowers. Watch for visitors. Which insects came to drink?

Outro

To attract helpful insects, plant small, open flowers like alyssum, dill, yarrow, and cosmos, add a shallow pebble water dish, leave a wild corner, and skip sprays. Flowers blooming across the seasons work best. Science is amazing! The world is full of surprises. Keep asking big questions, and keep exploring with me! Crafty Clover can be found on Amazon Books, Google Bookstore, and Apple Books. Available for purchase or download! Bye for now!