Pollinators and Beneficial Insects

Carpenter bees are the largest native bees in the United States and they are effective pollinators.

Cellophane bees are important pollinators of plants and they are not aggressive/defensive.

Giant resin bees are an introduced species and are native to parts of Asia.

Braconid wasps and Ichneumonoid wasps are types of parasitoids that are beneficial in a garden.

Parasitic nematodes are tiny, parasitic worms that are not harmful to humans, animals, or plants. These occur naturally and can be purchased to control clearwing borers and cutworms.

All spiders are predators and aid us by eating many garden pests.

Predatory wasps are beneficial insects in a garden and landscape.

Predatory mites are beneficial arthropods in a garden and landscape.

Praying mantids, also called praying mantis, are generalist predators. They feed on a wide variety of other insects and even some small vertebrates.

Damselflies, dragonflies, and earwigs are general predators that are commonly found in gardens.