The dragonfly in your garden is helping you get rid of flying pests like moths, flies, mosquitoes, white flies, fruit flies, etc.
At first sight, they may look intimidating but don’t fear. They aren’t harmful to humans and do a great job keeping your garden clean of destructive pests.
Braconid wasp
If you’re feeling nervous due to seeing hornets, wasps, and other stinging pests in your garden, don’t feel sad just yet especially if you see the braconid wasp which preys on the hornworm that is attacking your tomato plants.
This wasp lays the eggs on the hornworm, under the skin. When they hatch, the larvae eat the hornworm. Therefore, if you have tomato plants, never kill braconid wasps!
Lacewing
Lacewings are quite the helpful bugs. They attack whiteflies and aphids during the larvae and adult stages.
The females lay their eggs in the whiteflies and aphid larvae and then eat them.
Aphid midge
This small fly is really powerful because it helps you control around 60 different aphid species by preying on them.
The aphid midge will help eliminate destructive aphids from your garden quicker than the ladybug and the lacewing together.
Bees
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