Attracting beneficial insects is an important component of an Integrated Pest Management Plan. In turn, practicing IPM is critical to "Protecting Water and Air Quality".
Attracting Beneficial Insects
|
Attract these
beneficial insects |
By planting
these species |
| Bigeyed bug |
Native grasses
Polygonum sp. (Silver Lace Vine) |
| Hoverflies |
Achillea sp. (Yarrow)
Asclepias fascicularis (Narrowleaf Milkweed)
Baccharis sp. (Coyote brush, Mulefat)
Ceanothus sp. (California Lilac)
Eriogonum sp. (Buckwheat)
Prunis ilicifolia (Hollyleaf Cherry) |
| Lacewings |
Ceanothus sp. (California Lilac)
Prunus ilicifolia (Hollyleaf Cherry) |
| Lady beetles |
Achillea sp. (Yarrow)
Asclepias fascicularis (Narrowleaf Milkweed)
Atriplex sp. (Quailbush, Saltbush)
Ceanothus sp. (California Lilac)
Native grasses
Rhamnus californica (Coffeeberry)
Salix sp. (Willow) |
| Minute pirate bug |
Achillea sp. (Yarrow)
Baccharis sp. (Coyote brush, Mulefat)
Eriogonum sp. (Buckwheat) |
| Parasitic & Predatory Wasps |
Achillea sp. (Yarrow)
Aesclepias fascicularis (Narrowleaf Milkweed)
Eriogonum sp. (Buckwheat)
Myoporum sp. (Boobialla) |
| Tachnid flies |
Achillea sp. (Yarrow)
Eriogonum sp. (Buckwheat)
Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyon)
Myoporum sp. (Boobialla)
Rhamnus californica (Coffeeberry) |
ADAPTED FROM CORNFLOWER FARMS WILDLAND/AGRICULTURE CATALOG, 2006
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