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Wasps are often hunted after in gardens… when all that should be is to leave them alone! In large gardens, let them be if far from the house.

Attract animals to the garden

 A deluxe insect hotel with holes, nooks and crannies for insects.

Gall wasp, a parasite on citrus, oak, and flowers

 Gall wasp

Provide small animals, insects and birds with shelter

 provide insect bird animals with shelter

11 plant-me-now melliferous shrubs for pollinators

 Pollinator shrubs

Biodiversity in permaculture for a self-sustaining garden

 Biodiversity leads to a self-sustaining permaculture garden

Controlling gall wasp on plants and trees

 Control gall wasp

Wasp, a reputation that deserves a makeover

 Wasp on a piece of old wood

Predator wasp, a voracious feeder… of pests!

 Hunting predator wasp with caterpillar prey

Beneficial insects that lend us gardeners a hand

 Insects that are beneficial for the garden

Hoverfly: looks like a wasp, flies like a hummingbird, works like a bee!

 Hoverfly on a lawn daisy