Many home and garden bugs are considered "beneficial" - meaning they are
actually  helpful and can keep undesirable troublemakers under control. 
For example:

* One ladybug can eat 5,000 aphids in its lifetime.
* Dragonflies can eat 300 mosquitoes in a day.
* One lacewing larva can eat 60 aphids in an hour.

To learn how to attract beneficial insects to your garden and help keep
pesty troublemakers under control, click on
Growing A Healthy Garden to
Manage Pests Naturally
.

To see photos and learn more about beneficial insects, visit the University of
California's website on Natural Enemies at
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/NE/index.html.

To order beneficial insects from a supplier, contact
www.rinconvitova.com or www.greenmethods.com .

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