Beneficial Insects

Not all garden insects are a nuisance. There are a number of beneficial insects that will ward off pests and help reduce the use of pesticides in your garden. Learn more about garden problems and insect solutions here.

Check your nearest English Gardens location for a selection of beneficial insects to help ward of pests in your garden.

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Ladybugs

Ladybugs eat aphids, mealy bugs, scale, leafhoppers and more. The more they eat, the more ladybugs breed, replacing damaging insects with beneficial ones.

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Nematodes

Nematodes attack more than 230 kinds of soil-dwelling and wood-boring pests. They live below the soil surface and eat grub and larva.

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Praying Mantis

The Praying Mantis eats a wide variety of insects like beetles, grubs, caterpillars and aphids – almost anything that moves. One egg case will yield about 50-400 adults!

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Mason Bees

Mason Bees get to work sooner than most pollinators, emerging in early Spring. They are very effective pollinators. Just two or three females can pollinate a mature apple tree!

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Leafcutter Bees

Leafcutter Bees are productive pollinators for summer gardens and flowers. These creatures will fly up to two miles from their hive to find nectar and can carry almost half their weight in pollen.

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