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Bugs in Your Garden: A Closer Look at the Insects Around You

Learn about common insects you might find in your garden, insects that are beneficial and insects that are pests.
Language
English

Learn more about the insects outside your back door and how to attract more beneficial insects during Bugs in Your Garden: A Closer Look at the Insects Around You. Join Commercial Horticulture Penn State Extension Educator, Tim Abbey, for a morning that immerses attendees into the ecosystem of insects--both beneficial and those we consider pests.

Tim Abbey will share basic information and attendees will walk about and explore the Demonstration (Idea Gardens) and the Penn State Flower Trials with Lancaster County Master Gardeners and learn how to utilize some of their gardening practices to attract and positively impact beneficial insects.

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Pre-registration is required!

Who is this for?

Adults who want to learn more about the types of insects in their flower beds and gardens.

What will you learn?
  • How to identify common insects.
  • What environmental changes are affecting insects?
  • What insects are beneficial and how can you attract them?
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