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  2. Gardening: How to control the top 10 common harmful insects ...

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    Just 2% of Earth's 1 million known insect species are harmful to plants, animals or humans. Here are 10 that can damage your vegetable gardens.

  3. Garden: Are you welcoming good bugs to your garden? - AOL

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    Insects are also critical components in the food chain as they feed on weeds and harmful insects, keeping populations of these pests in check. Garden: Know how and when to water plants this summer

  4. 7 common Michigan garden bugs: How to get rid of the pests - AOL

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    Boxelder bugs, also called box bugs or maple bugs, are more of a visible pest than a harmful one, Lowenstein says. Boxelder bugs only feed on box elder seeds and leaves, so they don't actually ...

  5. Pest (organism) - Wikipedia

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    The true bugs, Hemiptera, have piercing and sucking mouthparts and live by sucking sap from plants. These include aphids, whiteflies and scale insects. Apart from weakening the plant, they encourage the growth of sooty mould on the honeydew the insects produce, which cuts out the light and reduces photosynthesis, stunting the plant's growth ...

  6. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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    They have been used in companion planting as pest control in agricultural and garden situations, and in households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD, but incomplete research and misunderstood applications can produce variable results. [1]

  7. Beneficial insect - Wikipedia

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    Encouraging beneficial insects, by providing suitable living conditions, is a pest control strategy, often used in organic farming, organic gardening or integrated pest management. Companies specializing in biological pest control sell many types of beneficial insects, particularly for use in enclosed areas, like greenhouses .

  8. These 16 Outdoor Plants Will Keep Unwanted Bugs From ... - AOL

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    These plants can help repel bugs in the garden: Nasturtium Rose suggests using nasturtiums as a trap crop for aphids to keep these pests away from other garden plants, such as roses.

  9. Common walkingstick - Wikipedia

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    A pair of mating D. femorata in the Hudson Highlands region of New York. The common walkingstick is a slender, elongated insect that camouflages itself by resembling a twig. . The sexes differ, with the male usually being brown and about 75 mm (3 in) in length while the female is greenish-brown, and rather larger at 95 mm (3.7 i

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