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October 16, 2018February 5, 2019Beneficial Critters

Critters: How Green Lacewings Help Your Garden by Eating Bad Bugs!

Lacewings are great helpers for your garden. They are light green with long skinny antennae and almost transparent wings. Lacewings love to eat insects and can eat over 200 aphids in a week! They also can prey on other soft-bodied insects such as mites, thrips, whiteflies, and small caterpillars.

October 14, 2018January 28, 2019Beneficial Critters

Honeybees are Amazing in Your Garden!

Honeybees live in colonies with one queen, worker bees (females) collecting food for honey, and male drones. Honeybees are important pollinators for flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Honeybees are disappearing and are so important to try to keep around!