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These garden guardians work hard behind the scenes to protect your veggies — no sprays needed!

- Ladybugs feast on aphids and soft-bodied pests

- Syrphid flies (hoverflies) pollinate and their larvae control aphids

- Ground beetles (Carabes) hunt slugs, larvae, and caterpillars

- Green lacewings (Chrysopa) devour thrips and mealybugs

- Rove beetles (Staphylin) eat fly larvae and mites

- Ichneumon wasps target caterpillars from the inside out

- Earwigs (Forficula) help control aphids and other pests at night #gardening