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Companion Planting for Pest Control
Companions for Attracting Specific Beneficial Insects
INSECT | PLANT |
Assassin Bug | Alfalfa, Carrot, Goldenrod |
Big-Eyed Bug | Alfalfa, Carrot, Goldenrod |
Cabbage Butterfly | Sage |
Damsel Bug | Alfalfa |
Japanese Beetle | White Flowered Scented Geranium |
Lacewing | Carrot |
Lady Beetle | Alfalfa, Artemisia, Morning Glory, Yarrow, Goldenrod |
Parasitic Wasp | Alfalfa, Carrot, Goldenrod, Horehound, Yarrow, White Clover, |
Syrphid Fly | Buckwheat, Candytuft, Fennel, Horehound, Morning Glory, Yarrow |
Tachinid Fly | Coriander, Fennel, Ivy, White Sweet Clover |
Yellow Jacket, Wasps | Artemisia, Carrot, Ivy, White Sweet Clover |
Plants that Generally Attract Beneficial Insects
Anise | Attracts beneficial insects and repels pests |
Basil | Attracts butterflies & beneficial insects |
Borage | Attracts Bees |
Caraway | Attracts beneficial insects |
Catnip | Attracts birds & bees for pollination |
Coriander | Attracts beneficial insects |
Dill | Attracts Bees |
Horehound | Attracts Bees |
Hyssop | Attracts Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Mint | Attracts beneficial insects |
Plumbago | Attracts Bees & Butterflies |
Sage | Attracts Bees |
Salvia | Attracts Bees & Butterflies |
Sweet William | Attracts Bees & Butterflies |
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