Attracting Beneficial Insects with Erin Mills

Pesticides, even organic ones, can contaminate soils, water, turf, and other vegetation. They also disrupt natural processes that are vital to a healthy and balanced ecosystem. Join Erin Mills, the Houston Botanic Garden’s associate director of family programs and an entomologist, Saturday, June 21, at 10:30 am for a discussion on the biology of common plant pests and how to support your plants’ health to minimize them. Participants will also learn how to attract and harbor beneficial predatory insects that will keep the pests below carrying capacity. With this knowledge, you can have happy, healthy plants and a thriving, biodiverse ecosystem in your garden.