Use of insects in the garden
- Pollination of your plants
- Pest Control
Methods of attracting insects
- Nesting aids
- plants
- Water points
Nesting aids
The majority To use produce insects when foraging. By collecting nectar, they are also pollinating your plants. You create optimal conditions by placing a nesting aid in the middle of a Wild herb garden place. Because even insects prefer short distances when searching for food. Especially when they're out of the Numbness awakening, there is not enough strength to cover long distances. Winter quarters that are close to a source of food are therefore gratefully accepted. By the way, red nesting aids are particularly attractive to beneficial insects. Orient your nesting aid towards the sun.
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plants
Since many plants depend on insects in order to reproduce, they emit attractive scents. It used to be assumed that the colors of the flower in particular promise a rich source of nectar for insects. In the meantime, however, it has been found that the animals primarily orientate themselves on the scent of the flowers. Therefore, not only flowering plants, but also wild herbs are suitable to promote the occurrence of insects. Suitable
plants are for example:- lavender
- Acacias
- oregano
- thyme
- Wild roses
- Butterfly lilac
Water points
Numerous insects seek out watering holes to lay their eggs there. Ideally, the sun shines on the water surface so that the temperature is pleasantly warm. Water movement is not wanted so that the animals can stay afloat thanks to the surface tension. But be careful, in Rain barrels(€ 33.95 at Amazon *) and garden ponds ostensibly breed [link-mueckenlarven-rain barrel] mosquitoes [/ link]. These can quickly become a nuisance.
