Lush flowering trees and bushes, healthy plants and optimal soil conditions - none of this would be possible without insects in your garden. It is therefore definitely worthwhile to give the variety of species a little boost and to attract the little helpers. You can find tips and tricks on this page.
A colorful variety of wildflowers is a tasty buffet for insects
Benefits of insects in the garden
- pollination of your plants
- pest control
Methods of attracting insects
- nesting aids
- plant
- water points
nesting aids
Insects are most useful when foraging for food. By collecting nectar, they also pollinate your plants. You create optimal conditions by placing a nesting aid in the middle of a wild herb garden. Because insects also prefer short distances when looking for food. Especially when they wake up from hibernation, they don't have enough strength to cover long distances. A winter quarters that is in the immediate vicinity of a food source is therefore gratefully accepted. Incidentally, red nesting aids attract beneficial insects particularly strongly. Align your nesting aid to the sun.
plant
Since many plants depend on insects to reproduce, they secrete attractive scents. It used to be assumed that the colors of the flowers in particular promised insects a rich source of nectar. In the meantime, however, it has been found that the animals orientate themselves primarily by the scent of the flowers. Therefore, not only flowering plants, but also wild herbs are suitable for promoting the presence of insects. Examples of suitable plants are:
- lavender
- acacias
- oregano
- thyme
- wild roses
- butterfly lilac
water points
Numerous insects seek out water bodies to lay their eggs there. Ideally, the sun shines on the water surface so that the temperature is pleasantly warm. Water movement is not desirable so that the animals can stay afloat thanks to surface tension. But beware, in water butts (53.99€) and garden ponds breed [link-mueckenlarven-regentonne]mosquitoes[/link]. These can quickly become a nuisance.