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If a garden is managed according to ecological principles, it magically attracts beneficial insects, large and small. An area mined by artificial fertilizers and pesticides is consistently avoided by insects, birds and small animals. On the other hand, there is an organic one Nutrient supply with compost, manure or Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) right at the top of the agenda, beneficial insects are not long in coming. This is all the more true if you rigorously rely on non-toxic crop protection.
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These habitats attract beneficial insects
If you have a Create a new garden, please plan a dry stone wall. By building stone on stone without mortar, dry retreats are created that insects, amphibians and other beneficial organisms cannot resist. For areas that have long been planted and overgrown, numerous options are available so that garden helpers from the animal kingdom can settle here. The following recommendations may serve as inspiration:
- Plant mixed hedges as nesting and winter spots
- Leave piles of leaves in autumn
- Hang insect hotels, bird feeders, bat boxes
- Build cat-safe hedgehog houses and set up in a protected location
- Fill the flower pots with wood wool and place them upside down
Rotten trees are priceless for all kinds of beneficial organisms. So leave one or the other Tree trunk lying in the garden. After a while there is more activity in it than during the life of the tree.
Increase the population of beneficial insects through purchase
The settlement of beneficial insects in the garden can be accelerated by supplementing the recommended measures with the purchase of bred animals. Farms specialize in this and offer larvae or adult insects that hunt down pests. The advantage is that different beneficial insects have several types of pests in their sights at the same time. The following examples show how it works:
- Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea): Cardboard honeycombs with larvae in plants hang against aphids, thrips, spider mites
- Nematodes Steinernema feltiae: spread in clay powder on fruit trees against codling moth
- Parasitic wasp (Encarsia formosa): fights whitefly on crops such as tomatoes
- Ladybird: kills aphids on ornamental and useful plants in the garden and behind glass
When purchasing ladybirds, please make sure that they are native species, like the two-point ladybird (Adalia bipunctata) or the seven-point ladybird (Adalia bipunctata). As a result of the introduction of the Asian ladybird (Harmonia axyridis), the native species are threatened with extinction.
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With Ducks settle a powerful troop in the garden to frighten voracious snails. But other pests are also on their menu. In order for the flightless waterfowl to feel comfortable, a pond, a small stable and a man-high enclosure are required. As sociable herd animals, the lively beneficial organisms must not be expected to live as a single.
