Identifying Beneficial Insects for Your Garden || DHBG

Do you ever wonder if that insect you're looking at for the first time is good for the garden? Are you new to gardening and you have no clue what any of these insects are?
No matter what level of gardener you are, this video will give you some ideas about the insects you want in your garden, and how to bring them in.

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[cynthiacollins]

I've discovered that at night when i go outside, the ground sparkles. Most of those sparkles are the eyes of spiders! They must love me to protect my garden like that for me! 😉

[alyssaames]

We had so many wolf spiders and never had hardly any pest problems. Got spider mites once or twice but that was it. I learned to like them. Like you said, they leave me alone and I leave them alone. They’re always on the ground for the most part.

[cynthiamartinez]

Being a gardener for so many years I don't fear bees so sometimes it surprises me when I see someone be so terrified of them (well other than if someone was allergic that's different.) Most bees people see are the solitary types and rarely will care about people. Unless you're around honey bees, they are territorial and easily feel threatened. I recently went to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens and saw all the salvias covered in bees. I'm going to start some from seed soon hoping to have it flowering next year. I'm trying to focus on more spring flowering perennials.

A way to encourage ladybugs to come around and lay eggs is keeping aphids around. Last year when my cucumbers were dying from the heat, they started to get infested with aphids. I almost pulled them out but since I didn't need the space right away I wanted to seed if they attracted lady bugs. It wasn't long before I saw them covered in ladybug larvae.

[waynespringer]

If you could figure out what to plant to attract a beneficial insect that would kill squash bugs your channel would go to a million subscribers overnight.

[brandontillery]

Lilac bush and Crape Myrtle also bring in so many pollinizers that is almost surreal. Extremely beautiful.

Awesome video!

[alysonbaker]

Very informative video. I like the pictures; they are great. I’m going to be more diligent this summer to identify the insects. I don’t want to ‘do in’ any of the beneficials. Thank you!!

[johngrunwald]

Increase native plant diversity in garden to increase diversity of insects which naturally increases diversity of insect predators.

You'll never get rid of all pests unless you use insecticide, but if you have a healthy ecosystem with diverse plants attracting diverse insects and predators, no single insect will be able to dominate. Its natural predator will find it and reduce its numbers naturally. I used to have huge issues with aphids now I see them and I know it means ladybugs will be laying eggs on those plants soon and then I see the ladybug larva. The aphids never last more than a few days without ladybugs finding them.

[JerrasGarden]

I'm a beekeeper and honey bees don't get aggressive or sting unless they feel like their hive is in danger. In general lol. So yea, they tend to not mind you next to them in the garden.

[brianseybert]

I always grow comfrey, borage, dill, cilantro, milkweed and allow at least a few onions, carrots and celery go to seed to attract beneficial insects. This year I planted a bunch of yarrow and some bee balm to up the game. Marigolds are a staple in my garden also.
One of the most rewarding aspect to gardening in my opinion is all the nature a garden can support. I also have 4 butterfly bushes, cardinal climbers, trumpet vines and morning glories planted for the butterflies and hummingbirds.
I have yet to be stung out in the garden, bees and wasps have more important things to do.
Nice video, Stay Well!!!
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[paulluebke]

You should do a video on the importance of putting aside part of your garden for straight(not cultivars) native flowers & grasses. Over the last 5-6 years, I have converted some of my lawn and garden areas into native plants because I’m fascinated by them. From my experience, native mints(not the aggressive culinary types) like mountain mints, wild bergamot, and anise hyssop bring in loads of native pollinators and are not very aggressive plants. Native goldenrods and boneset are very popular with pollinators as well. Marsh milkweed may be among the most popular and Will attract tons of aphids(all milkweeds do) and native ladybugs. I’ve also noticed that since my natives have increased, my Japanese beetles have completely disappeared. I can’t prove a connection there but, the natives have provided a smorgasbord of bugs and the birds have taken note. I think the birds just don’t discriminate among bugs to eat and have cleared out the invasive beetles while the native bugs thrive. Of course, make sure that any natives you plant are truly native to your region.

[GordoFabulous]

Something I learned from Penn and Teller, bees won't sting you unless you crush them. They did a bit where Teller had a mouth full of bees and not one sting.

[victoriao]

I love seeing spiders in the garden 💚🕷️💚 great video 😊Thank you

[selinamularz]

Artichokes have attracted so many bees of all kinds. I grew them because my husband likes them marinated, but he ended up not liking the ones i cooked lol. I left the plant because it's cool looking and it comes back every year.

[KarenDeanne]

I love bees :) Ever since I started a garden, I found out how friendly they really are :) I harvest right next to them and they never bother me, they've come to check me out, then just go on to their pollinating ;)

[Dolly]

Preying mantis also kill hummingbirds. They lay eggs near hummingbird nests.

[BecomingaGreenstalker]

And those dang Wolf Spiders hurt when they bite!

[brentkinsworthy]

Foraging bees are on a mission. Fly straight from the hive to food source, gather quickly, fly straight back to the hive, unload, and repeat. They have zero time or interest in anything else. They don't get fussy unless they think you're a threat to the hive. Some are so docile they won't react until you're got the hive open and accidentally squash one of their buddies. On the other end, Africanized can start getting fussy when you get inside 25 yards of the hive and once they're mad they'll follow you for over 100 yards on a seek and destroy mission.

[annsfrench]

I love bees! 😊 African blue basil is one of the best plants to attract bees. This basil will still produce even when it is blooming. Now paper wasps are another story! I’ve been stung three times recently and it is TERRIBLE! I never used to be afraid of wasps but now I am! Two of the times I was stung I didn’t do anything to antagonize them. I was just near one of their nests but I wasn’t harassing them. 😮

[mommargie]

This was definitely a very informative video that's full of information that I personally can use, even though those bugs were very, very creepy looking to Me!

[shake_shells]

I’m so tired of spraying chemicals in my garden. This year I switched to natural control, putting ladybugs, lacewings, and cucumeris in my garden. My flowers and berries are thriving, and I don’t have to worry about infestation of aphids, thrips and mites. 😊😊😊