1) Don't use chemical pesticides. Knock aphids off plants and into soapy water or spray them with nontoxic horticultural oil.
2) Grow plants good bugs like: sage, parsley, clover, foxglove, cosmos, marigolds, and sunflowers.
Now that you've learned about the good insects, meet some plant-eating pests and learn how to get rid of them. Or find out how to make a worm bin and keep the good bugs employed.
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