Totally unsqueamish, they were displaying their prizes for all to see. To them bugs are fascinating mini-robots. There are a number of misconceptions when it comes to controlling insects around the home and landscape. Actually less than 3 percent of all insects are considered pests. The rest are either beneficial or harmless.
Insects are part of a complex and interrelated ecosystem.
A spray applied to destroy a pest may well be destroying beneficials as well. Remember that when you kill a beneficial insect you inherit its job. Another misconception is that the presence of a bug on my plant warrants a spray application. Even the presence of a true pest is not enough to warrant taking action to control it. Plants were living with these pests long before we decided to make a garden out of the place and showed up with our spray solutions.