How to attract ladybirds to your garden. There are approximately 40 species of ladybirds in the UK. They range in size from 1 to 10mm and are typically round in shape.

According to Gardening Express, some bugs such as ladybugs are capable of consuming dozens of aphids a day, making them a ...

When creepy crawlies find their way into your home, grabbing a shoe or a bottle of bug spray is a natural response. But what ...

"My granddaughter loves ladybugs. I assume they are good for the garden, but how can I attract ladybugs to our garden so she can enjoy them?" — A.T.

Plants that attract these beneficial predators include vetch, alfalfa, corn, and crimson clover. Natives like elderberry, ...

Grow the following plants to help attract beneficial insects, and specifically ladybugs, to your garden: butterfly weed, calendula, coreopsis (tickseed), cosmos, feverfew, marigolds, Queen Anne ...

Aphids are small black flies that suck the sap from your plants, and if your garden is infested with them, here are five ...

You don’t want to throw away a bunch of perfectly good ladybugs. Mustard attracts harlequin bugs. Radishes attract flea beetles (a major pest of eggplants), harlequin bugs, and cabbage maggots.