Want to kick the chemicals? One BIG way to reduce the use of insecticides through biological control. Simply put, it’s a pest management strategy that enhances the role of natural enemies, reduces reliance on pesticides, and helps to protect the environment, people, pets, and wildlife.
One of the key steps is to encourage natural enemies, aka beneficials, into your garden, and provide for their need to keep them there. Here’s a natural enemies quick list that provides information on how each species helps.
If you want to be inspired, watch this short video about how one community garden in Marin went about Becoming Beneficials.