The purpose of beneficial garden insects is to serve as a comprehensive guide to safe,
organic biological pest control with beneficial insects.
Garden insects reference guide is the best source of information for
environmentally conscious gardeners.
Pricing and order information on any of the beneficial insects
on this page, please click Buglogical
Control Systems
If you already know the name of the garden insect you are looking for we have a
quick reference list of beneficial insects with pictures .
Otherwise, find the
problem pest insect in the left column below and beside it on the right will be the best natural
organic solutions. The links will take you to an information page for each garden insect.
| Pest Problems |
Biological Solutions
(in order of effectiveness from top to bottom) |
Ants |
Beneficial Nematodes
(Heterhabditis Bacteriophora) |
Aphid, Common |
Ladybugs
Green Lacewings
Aphidoletes
Aphidius
Praying Mantis
Orius (Minute Pirate Bugs) |
Aphid, Green Peach
|
Aphidius-colemani
Ladybugs |
Army Worms |
Trichogramma
Orius (Minute Pirate Bugs)
Green Lacewings
Beneficial Nematodes |
Beetles |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Beetle, Bark |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Beetle, Cucumber |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Beetle, June |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Beetle, Japanese |
Beneficial Nematodes
(Heterhabditis Bacteriophora) |
Beetle, Leaf |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Beetle, Pine |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Beetle, Flea |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Black Fly Larvae |
Mosquito Dunks
Praying Mantis
Beneficial Nematodes |
Billbugs |
Fly Parasites
Beneficial Nematodes
(Carpocapsae) |
Bollworms |
Trichogramma
Orius (Minute Pirate Bugs)
Green Lacewings
Ladybugs |
| Cabbage Worms |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Caterpillars |
Trichogramma
Orius (Minute Pirate Bugs)
Green Lacewings |
Cinch Bugs |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Codling Moths |
Trichogramma
Beneficial Nematodes
Orius (Minute Pirate Bugs)
Green Lacewings |
Colorado Potato
Beetle |
Ladybugs
Beneficial Nematodes |
| Cranberry Girdler |
Fly Parasites
Beneficial Nematodes
(Carpocapsae) |
Cutworm |
Trichogramma
Beneficial Nematodes
Orius (Minute Pirate Bugs)
Green Lacewings |
Fleas |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Flies |
Fly Parasites
Beneficial Nematodes
(Carpocapsae) |
Fruit Worms |
Trichogramma
Orius (Minute Pirate Bugs)
Green Lacewings |
Gnats, Fungus |
Hypoaspis
Beneficial Nematodes
(Feltiae) |
Gnats, Gall |
Hypoaspis
Beneficial Nematodes
(Feltiae) |
Grubs |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Grasshoppers |
Nosema Locustae Bait |
Leafhoppers |
Ladybugs |
Leafworms |
Trichogramma
Orius (Minute Pirate Bugs)
Green Lacewings
Ladybugs |
| Loopers |
Fly Parasites
Beneficial Nematodes
(Carpocapsae) |
Mealy Bugs |
Cryptolaemus
Green Lacewings
Ladybugs |
Mole Cricket |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Mormon Cricket |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Mosquitoes |
Mosquito Dunks
Praying Mantis |
| Saw Flies |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Scale Insects |
Ladybugs
Green Lacewings
Praying Mantis |
Slugs, Snails |
Decollate Snails |
| Sod Webworms |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Soil Dwelling Pests (most) |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Spider Mites |
P. persimilis, M. longipes, N. californicus, G.
occidentalis
Green Lacewings
Orius (Minute Pirate Bugs) |
Squash Bugs |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Termites |
Beneficial Nematodes
(Heterhabditis Bacteriophora) |
Thrips |
Amblyseius
Orius (Minute Pirate Bugs)
Hypoaspis
Ladybugs |
| Weevil, Boll |
Beneficial Nematodes
(Heterhabditis Bacteriophora) |
Weevil, Root |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Weevil, Vine |
Beneficial Nematodes |
| Polination |
Bumblebees |
White Grubs |
Beneficial Nematodes |
Whitefly |
Encarsia Formosa
Delphastus
Green Lacewings
Orius (Minute Pirate Bugs) |