Pest Management with Native Plants

Whether integrated within crop fields or on your front lawn, native planting has been shown to reduce the amount of harmful "pest insects" within an ecosystem¹. Unlike a traditional lawn, native gardens do not rely on pesticide usage for this management². Instead, native gardens work to outcompete invasive pests through the promotion of our native insects and animals³.

Pests such as ticks and flees can be reliably managed through the installation and maintenance of healthier ecosystems without the chemicals, keeping you, your animals, and your world healthier in the process.

1. Zaviezo, T., & Muñoz, A. E. (2023). Conservation biological control of arthropod pests using native plants. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 56, 101022.

2. USDA. Why Garden with Native Wildflowers?. U.S. Forest Service. https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/Native_Plant_Materials/Native_Gardening/

3. Isaacs, R., Tuell, J., Fiedler, A., Gardiner, M., & Landis, D. (2008). Maximizing arthropod‐mediated ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes: The role of Native plants. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 7(4), 196–203.