Beneficial Garden Bugs of the SC Lowcountry

A guide to some of the common beneficial Insects(as well as Myriapods, Isopods, Molluscs) that you may encounter in your gardens.

All of the species in this guide either prey on other insects during one or more of its life stages, or is a detritivore, an organism that breaks down dead ...more ↓

Edited by Ryan Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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