★ 10 Beneficial Insects You Want in the Garden (Insect Guide)

[@artisticdragon7832]

Green Lacewings look SO FRIGGIN AWESOME!

[@Louismond_Dorcelian]

YES YES YAS

[@TheMelvinWei]

My friends in Colorado have a ton of green lacewings in their house, they're innocuous and don't really bug people, hovering around lights at night. Glad to know they're voracious pest predators.

[@AA-mx4ln]

Hey I’m in Colorado!

[@kellysoo]

how do you attract these good guys to your garden, please? Do you have a video on this matter? Thank you so much for this video

[@Treycotwright]

Kelly Soo I was about to comment this!!! Did you find a video or a way to attach them?

[@bongbong0000]

i have lots of ladybugs in my vegetable gardens. last year i had none. i am not sure where i got it but the only different things i did this year from last year is i bought and used wood mulch.

[@godfreynwankwo4999]

@@Pine__hills do you mean stinging nettles?

[@austinalley6036]

You know you can actually buy these off Amazon

[@thedeekabides]

Got me some Yellow Jackets. My onion blooms look incredible and i haven't seen a caterpillar on a plant in a while.

[@m0rce1]

save the bees!

[@ProjectDiaries]

100%

[@anaang4093]

YES ❤️🐝

[@Louismond_Dorcelian]

ye

[@nikolakovacikova544]

This coment saved bees

[@dominic6055]

Save the wild bees, honeybees are an issue for the environment!

[@anenlightenedmisfit6262]

Lady bugs've been my favourite since childhood. Beautiful bugs 🐞🐞🐞😍😍😍

[@lunacatcher4445]

can u do a video about bad insects that can harm damage ur plant too?😂need this because i'm a new gardener

[@amidasimth1214]

Just get rid of humans

[@neotozo3789]

@@amidasimth1214 lol

[@neotozo3789]

although one you have to watch out for is aphids, especially on cabbage and looseleaf lettuce. usually they look like tiny green or black beetles.

[@brandonforster3719]

Same here!! Needed this comment lol

[@thecyclingcouple4438]

slugs, snails, earwigs, aphids, gnats, ants,

[@nancypeplau9747]

Thank You! Great video

[@smeagolthebulldog]

Excellent video. Well done, chap. Keep 'em coming and I'll keep on learning.

[@ProjectDiaries]

I'm glad you're enjoying my channel :)

[@peacefulscrimp5183]

Great video 👍

[@SM-lx4ws]

My apple tree and rose plants are aphid magnets :( Just spotted a hoverfly on one of my rose plants. So thrilled. Hope it multiplies soon :)

[@RealBradMiller]

I love watching all the insects interact outside. Subscribed!

[@ProjectDiaries]

Me too! I've been finding so great new ones this year too :)

[@HeyItsCharlie]

I'm actually going to be buying bugs for our garden, there are alot of BAD bugs out in our garden right now, hoping that adding some good ones will help!

[@amidasimth1214]

I love my wasps in garden. They work great against mosquitos

[@NagySzentAntal]

Such a great video, really enjoyed your narration and sound editing

[@jennzecollectables]

Thanks for creating this video very informative 😊. I see those little orange and black beetles every summer o had no idea they were lasybird larvae learning something new everyday ☺take care Jenny

[@ProjectDiaries]

Glad you liked it and learnt something :)

[@valentinademilcolores4314]

i love your channel so much! i’m super glad i subscribed and look forward to all your videos!

[@omedina2011]

Very educational thank you

[@burmese434]

great video... I'll have to remember this video when I put my plants outside this spring... I don't like bugs at all so with this I'll know what tokill thanks very much for this.

[@ProjectDiaries]

Not all Bugs are nasty. Glad it helps :)

[@MicrophoneWasHere]

Don't kill the bugs man!!

[@poppopscarvinshop]

Very Educational and Enjoyable! Thanks Much! Stay Safe &Have Fun!

[@ProjectDiaries]

You're welcome :)

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Great video! Do you have a video on what type plants attracts these bugs? Thank you, Johnny

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

Glad you gave some screen time to the honey 🍯 🐝 bees! Some of the bugs like damsel bug were unfamiliar to me. Sometimes when the weather is good at lunch time I like to take my macro lens and my phone outside and see what bugs I can photograph. 🐞 Fun!

[@juanitashelton5196]

great info. thank you.fine photos and art caused me to click on your video

[@Frank-0007]

what do u think about hydroponics. Is there a way to do it sustainably as in reuse the nutrients? Also, can it save gardeners/farmers the trouble of having to manage pests and stuff

[@killuminatepeacefulness3948]

thanks for the info! i really truly do want too start a bee farm

[@lillianasolano1364]

Awesome video

[@RaymondYocum-uw5hd]

Excellent video! I want to find the follow-up video to find ways to attract these bugs!

[@--Paws--]

2:04 I never knew they were beneficial. Compared to all the flies that gets trapped between the screen of the window, these actually managed to properly enter the window and go back out again without crawling. They literally hovered their way through, unlike the other bugs that gets trapped. Their behavior of flapping their wings when they land on something is intimidating, they almost seem to be mimicking wasps.

[@rattlynanimations7694]

What would be ideal conditions in a garden to attract these by any chance?? Also what could i do to protect bees?? I see some come every now and again to some of my lavenders but how could i make it more ideal to suit them? Thanks for reading this!

[@OfftoShambala]

Saw a green lacewing in my garden a few days ago. I also have a shovel nose snake and lots of spiders that Love to live on my patio… my roomate hates them, but I keep reminding her that they eat all the other bugs… and I have to remind her that the snake is our friend too

[@kansascityonline]

hey ! I am comment 200.. woohoooo.. Thanks for the video.. found you on GAB..

[@angiethompson5648]

Thanks, I knew about some of the benefits of these insects.. but the egg locations and hoverflies and lacewings I didn't know about ! So thank you!! I love spiders and have had to move a few giant spiders away from certain plants.. we get some amazing spiders here in the mountains of So Cal.... I do need more lacewings tho. Damn mealybugs ruin my life at times. Lol I am now a subscriber, thanks for all your great info

[@seacoast4950]

Loved this video. Thank you.

[@lucyl.4356]

I am really enjoying your videos that I just found. Thanks for making them.

[@charles4315]

Can u do a video about how to attract the good insects to ur plantss?

[@owaincrewdson3488]

Hi lee hope you are well at the moment please can you tell us what plants and flowers attract these insects

[@tommorgan1437]

thank you for helping me with my homework

[@ProjectDiaries]

You're welcome :)

[@moitan2965]

Thank you...!

[@eloiseho4032]

Love all your vids! Always very informative and succinct.

[@ProjectDiaries]

Thanks :)

[@lindawitherspoon446]

Super info. Thanks for the post.

[@MrEmperor3]

great.....thank you

[@ProjectDiaries]

You're welcome

[@carolineibanez841]

I didn’t get any bees when my pear tree came into bloom and I had no pears😭save the bees.

[@DiscoChixify]

You can look into edible flowers. If you plant edible flowers they will help attract pollinators for your pear tree as well as providing food for the bees while the pear tree is not in bloom, and you can harvest some yourself to add a little extra flavor/texture/color/filler to your diet. Some roses taste like starchy sweet apples & add well to an apple walnut salad. Chamomile is a prolific grower & pairs well made as a tea then mixed with apple juice and ice on a hot summer day. Sunflowers purify your garden soil & you can leave them for birds or harvest & eat the seeds yourself. Hibiscus has an earthy flavor and can be candied. Added to red wine with fruit it makes a great after dinner drink.

[@grahamthomas5226]

very good video and information I enjoy watching this video thanks for your time 🐤🐦🐞😁👍👍👍

[@ProjectDiaries]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. You're welcome :)

[@miafallon3186]

Do you think it’s possible for a green lacewing to go inside someone’s house I’m sure I had one of them in my bedroom as a kid

[@truephysique4105]

great video as usual! Maybe another similar video on bugs more common in the USA? I know you could probably do 20 different types of these videos since there are millions of bug types lol. Thank you.

[@basennel]

Great and interesting video!!

[@ProjectDiaries]

Thank you! :)

[@mamatathapa7889]

nice video..very helpful

[@SemoreLucky777]

man you are good. I wish you worked with me so I could learn all this stiff and more.

[@ProjectDiaries]

Aw Thanks :)

[@Lallapalooza100]

I love🐝

[@emanuelenovellino1139]

as always nice video, I've watched them all, keep doing videos you are AWENSOME

[@ProjectDiaries]

Thank you! :)

[@thecyclingcouple4438]

is there benefits of millipedes to our garden? ive got so many after few rainy days here in Toronto 🇨🇦. Should I keep or kill them??

[@Millenialhermit]

great list, but not a single one of them is a recycler or a decomposer. They may not be as glamorous as a pollinator, as valiant as a predator, or as stealthy as a parasitoid, but they are just as important in the garden, especially in returning the nutrients back to the soil and in ridding of biodegradable garbage. I would add black soldier flies in the upper list ( many homesteads use them to reduce garbage in their homes and gardens while supplying free fertilizer and animal feed. Also discourages other harmful houseflies since they compete for same resources), and dung beetle (although this may be rare in gardens).

[@dinothemcboy9219]

That bee flying sound effect made it sound like that there was mosquitos near my ears

[@robyneaston366]

I've have alot of ants on my redcurrant plant are these a good or bad thing? If bad how do I get rid of them?

[@SuperSmellyBob]

Two small lizards live in my tomato plants. Is that okay for them? From what I know they're carnivores and simply eat insects.

[@mounendarreddy365]

Good lnformative

[@ProjectDiaries]

Thanks!

[@TMS5100]

you forgot mantises. and earthworms rank up with bees in importance to the ecosystem.

[@anthonyfootball80]

Earth worm is a worm tho

[@michelleang6496]

I live in a really urbanized setting -- how do I start introducing such insects into my garden?

[@ProjectDiaries]

Plant bright, lovely smelling and bold flowers to attract pollinators. They will come to you! :)

[@uglyburrito_]

@@ProjectDiaries does this work for female homosapiens?

[@centuryfiles9558]

UglyBurrito haha!

[@banjobradley3644]

Thank you from Australia. You sound like Dynamo the magician 😃

[@garden_dork]

Yeah black beetle grub is super beneficial lol

[@asrreyes]

Pls let us know how to invite these beneficial insects.

[@DIYSolarandWind]

Awesome vid

[@m.lansley6590]

Why do I have ants on my Bay tree. What should zi do? The trunk is crawling with them. How do I get rid of them? TIA.

[@winterfae5403]

Cool make more

[@lisalisa1880]

We have Black Widows and Brown recluse's here. Poisonous- so I'm going to disagree with spiders :):)~ WOAHHHH Damsel bug!

[@ProjectDiaries]

haha! Hence my disclaimer :D

[@lisalisa1880]

:):)

[@howardyeung4443]

thanks for sharing, im currently doing a study project about sustainability, may i ask some questions regarding some technical issue? can i pm it? thanks

[@miguelmonteiro3899]

What about praying mantises

[@ProjectDiaries]

Indeed! but not many of those in UK :)

[@paulh2606]

Praying Mantises are not insects. In fact, they have legal citizen status and the right to vote. Now, of course, I am joking. But, they are awesome, voracious, and beautiful friends to all civil people.

[@sage0925]

@Paul H Yeah, but they eat everything, including beneficials. I bought some this year, but mostly because I have such a problem with cabbage loopers.

[@paulh2606]

Mayavata25 Thank you for your informed reply. What are your ideas on mosquito control? My house is bordered by dense woods, but I refuse to use insecticides because none are selective for mosquitoes. I live in South Louisiana. .

[@sage0925]

@Paul H - Tansy. Lots and lots of Tansy.

[@princesszhorne]

Thanks for the FREE bug hotel😙

[@desertrosewazir]

I have an unknown beetle in my garden which almost finished my young melon plants chewing

[@ProjectDiaries]

Can you share a photo on the Project Diaries gardening group? facebook.com/groups/projectdiariesHQ/

[@lexxbot]

I love bugs but I absolutely can't stand spiders!!! Is there a way to attract all these good bugs meanwhile discouraging spiders?

[@couriernumberseven158]

I'm thinking about growing Garlic indoors. I've been doing a lot of reading about it, but I don't know if I can use Garlic heads from my local Supermarket. Do you know if that's possible?

[@ProjectDiaries]

Here's a link to my Garlic Video. They were grown from Supermarket stock. Probably wouldn't grow them indoors as they like a colder enviroment

[@ThundermanDeadEndScribes]

Would you list Praying Mantis as an honorable mention?

[@preetraut2493]

Am i the first yo watch this video??

[@ProjectDiaries]

haha! Yep! Only just published it :)

[@Louismond_Dorcelian]

cool idc

[@preetraut2493]

Louismond Dorcelian after 3 years 😳

[@wyattrussell7496]

The UK doesn’t have poisonous spiders?

[@jakes5940]

What's your opinion on milk as fertiliser??

[@ProjectDiaries]

Never used it before. Can't see anything Dairy being helpful unless you want Flies

[@jakes5940]

Project Diaries worked amazingly for my apple, lemon, jacaranda and mandarin seedlings, but have absolutely no idea why it worked so well. Only way I found out was cause I transplanted my seedling into lite milk containers and they grew extremely quickly over night and ever since then I water them with about half a cup of milk to every litre of water I use. you should test it for yourself.

[@ProjectDiaries]

That's very interesting! I'm looking at different fertilisers right now. at a guess I'd assume it builds up various beneficial Fungi that create micronutients. I'll give it a try this year :)

[@Combustive_cheese576]

I always see hoverflys but their not in my garden how do I make them stay in my garden

[@deborahtofflemire7727]

Do Bees pick a whole in tomatoes?

[@ProjectDiaries]

No. bees only pollinate :)

[@moms4ourkids765]

What are the bugs that turn into balls? Are they potatoes bugs

[@meowmeow260]

How about preying mantis>?

[@ryanm4653]

Today when me and my friend were waiting for our bus outside he saw a ladybug and tried to hold it then the second he touched it thenladybug played dead

[@ProjectDiaries]

Cute!

[@ThePegasus101]

save the bees

[@NeerajKumar-po6gh]

how to attract mantises?

[@henryviera7825]

Black widows, brown racus, and wolf spiders are all a problem in my area

[@kaycee3788]

Omgeee....I killed every single spider even the baby ones in my garden as I start removing the weeds as a beginner I was so ignorant, I even killed those 3 Lacewings I saw😭😫

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

alright, im assembling the avengers now

[@ttv.soulsniper3557]

Hi

[@laylagridley3508]

baisicly i hate spiders im bug patrol in my house!im not scared of a big beeetle my brother is i had to go and get his phone it was next to a beetle im 8 he is 13 he got his clothing next to nothin

[@calebtonks5370]

same

[@SillyOmega]

Honey bees are not native polinaters in a lot of places.

[@ProjectDiaries]

Mainly due to humans killing them off. Protect our Bees, Grow flowers and stop using chemicals :)

[@SillyOmega]

@@ProjectDiaries actually honey bees are mostly native to Aisa and Africa. Bees that are native to my My area anyway. Are Mason bees,carpenter bees, leaf Cutter Bees, Bumble bees, blue Ochard bees and so fourth. Honey bees were demesticated in Aisa. Australia has sting less honey bees. South America has honey pot bees. Those are honey producing bees native to other places. Bees were brought into my country the USA because the settlers like the honey and bees wax. So technically there considered an invasive species. That's protected by humans.

[@SillyOmega]

@@ProjectDiaries if there native to your country I'm sorry.

[@ProjectDiaries]

Bees are native to UK. USA are killing their Bee population through growing GMO crops and using so much pesticides. It's so bad that traces are now showing up in honey products. Chemicals that are now being linked to Cancer and loads of other health issues is many species.

[@shagunkhandelwal960]

I like ur video, it's very interesting, bt I don't like bugs n insects specially spiders 😫😫😫

[@ProjectDiaries]

ha! Didn't think it was gonna be for everyone :)

[@kingyx4405]

lol doing this from home school task

[@kpepperl319]

I bought lady bugs a couple years ago... And they all flew away within a day 😢...

[@meichea484]

I dont have lady bug. But surprisingly they fly to my garden. Maybe because my plants sick. Alot of aphids, mites etc. And now alot lady bug larvae. They will come if your garden got food for them~

[@remopiccioni9456]

Also Praying Mantis

[@shyamnalla2268]

Save the 🐝

[@playstationstruggle2826]

U put spiders in a video about insects, I’m distraught! 😂

[@ProjectDiaries]

I will do a video on Arachnida just for you ;)

[@sethcassiel7364]

#6- I knew it, spiders aren’t insects they are arachnids

[@frisacruise3983]

I only have aphids, slugs, and mouse in my garden. Sad. Sigh. -_-

[@ProjectDiaries]

Grow more flowers! :)

[@taufiqnaufal2238]

Have a pet Cat

[@KyrstOak]

I heard it's only one type of bee that's going extinct.

[@ProjectDiaries]

No, An increase of Pesticide use is killing off many species or beneficial insects and creating immune super bugs that destroy crops.

[@thatamericangamer7230]

I have killed some not fully grown ladybugs :(

[@aaronfield7899]

Surprised you didn't say Dung beetles