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Bugs and insects are essential to a healthy ecosystem.
Less than 3% of the over 100,000 species of insects in North America are considered pests.
Most importantly, any ecosystem from your backyard to a rainforest insects plays a crucial role in accessing the energy stored in plants and making it available to numerous food webs. From spiders to butterflies to ants, insects contribute to your healthy, beautiful landscape.
You'll find these articles as helpful to the gardener as these bugs are to the garden!
Resources BIRDS, BEES, BUTTERFLIES, OTHER POLLINATORS
Managing Backyards and Other Urban Habitat for Birds NCSU Extension
Building Songbird Houses NCSU Extension Forestry
All About Birds Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Guide
Pollinator Conservation Guide Chatham County Extension Service
Butterflies in Your Backyard NCSU Extension Forestry
Selecting Plants for Pollinators National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the PCA, NAPPC, and U.S. Forest Service
Native Pollinators USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Bees Identification, Benefits, and Controls UGA Extension Service
Amphibians and Reptiles of NC Davidson University
Entomology for NC Master Gardener Volunteers NCSU Extension Service
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