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Tending your own cannabis garden is a journey. You will invariably hit a few bumps in the road as you learn through experience. But ideally, the end of that journey results in a well-cultivated cannabis garden all your own.
No matter how green your thumb is or isn’t, you know there are certain things your cannabis garden needs. Time, patience, and effort are only part of it.
Did you know it also benefits your garden to introduce insect species? It’s true! The right type of insects actually operate as a pest control patrol, eliminating the insects that develop in your plants and wreak havoc on your supply before it even develops.
Some insects also help the overall health of your soil and plants, just by doing what they do naturally.
To keep your marijuana plants healthy, utilize these best insects to benefit your cannabis garden.
Praying Mantis
These little mantids not only look neat, but they are also predators that feast on cannabis-chomping pests, like mosquitos, flies, moths, and aphids.
You can attract praying mantis to your garden naturally if you grow fennel, dill, or marigolds. You can also purchase their eggs. Just keep in mind that they’re cannibalistic, so keep your mantid friends away from each other as best as possible!
Earthworms
Earthworms provide incredible benefits to your cannabis garden soil. They break down the soil for better aeration and water drainage.
They also shed castings as they grow, which are nutrient-dense and operate as an organic fertilizer of sorts.
Simply purchase a few earthworms from a local pet shop or home improvement store and add them to your garden.
Rove Beetles
These heavy-hitting insects are a cannabis garden must-have. Rove beetles lay waste to cannabis-hungry pests like shore flies, thrips, fungus gnat larvae, and more.
They’re also tireless in their quest. Once your rove beetles finish off the predatory bugs on one plant, they move on to the next plant. If you end up loving the work they do (and we think you will!), you can start your very own rove beetle farm and keep these fellas on your permanent payroll.
Ladybugs
Ladybugs are not only beautiful and non-predatory to humans, they are utter beasts when it comes to tending a cannabis garden!
That’s right, these little darlings of the insect world will vanquish any pests that try to destroy your cannabis garden, munching on tons of aphids, mites, weevils, and whiteflies each and every day.
If your garden is outdoors, attract ladybugs naturally the same way you would mantids by also planting dill and fennel.
You can also buy ladybugs online. If you go this route, remember to only introduce them to your cannabis plants after dark. Ladybugs do not fly at night, so they will be able to start settling in before their instincts to fly away kick in.
Pillbugs
Pillbugs are a recognizable and common insect friend to any garden. They can make a superb addition to your cannabis garden similar to how earthworms are. They are not predatory to pests, but they are beneficial to the health of your plants.
Pillbugs feed on decaying matter and, including dead leaves, plants, and pests. They can help you keep your cannabis garden neat, tidy, and functional, consuming the dead matter that may otherwise affect drainage and irrigation.
Conclusion
You may not be thrilled at the prospect of adding bugs to your cannabis garden, but really, they can be beneficial in so many ways. And the ones we mentioned above not only help your garden thrive, but they are also non-harmful to humans.
You can purchase these hard-working bugs online, from a pet or garden supply store, or attract them naturally by growing the right plants.
No matter why you grow cannabis, these insects can benefit your garden. It also doesn’t matter what strains you’re tending, be it a recreational strain high in THC or a relaxing strain to help relieve nausea.
Add these insects to your plants and soil and you won’t have to worry about harmful pests and a general lack of gardening skills anymore! They’ll help do a lot of the work for you, so you can get back to enjoying your cannabis for your personal purposes.
