Gardeners are confused about good and bad bugs in the garden.
Those living in the North do at least have the excuse that lily beetles are rarely spotted there. A third knew that ants can be harmful in the garden disturbing plant roots, making anthills in lawns and actively protecting greenfly. A third recognised hawkmoths as harmless, feeding on nectar, but a further third had never heard of them and the rest were equally split between considering them helpful and harmful. Their caterpillars may feed on garden plants or trees but their numbers are too small to do any significant damage. About half mentioned frogs, toads, newts and hedgehogs.