Insectiary
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Insectiaries are areas staffed with those types of plants which will attract beneficial insects.
[edit] Components
Insectiaries must provide food, water, shelter and space to grow new bugs. These are provided in these forms:
- Plant matter for direct forage
- Plant matter for pest's forage, which in turn provides forage for beneficial insects (EG: a Trap Crop of Dill Weed, which attracts aphids, which attracts ladybugs and their voracious larvae)
- Plant or ground environments for new generations of beneficial insects
- Shallow water sources, frequently with pebbles to provide perches
[edit] Commonly seen in
- Biodynamics
- Wineries
- Organic agriculture & gardens
