I've seen quite a few threads that warn against bringing in pests, because you won't have good guys in the house to eat them.
I live in an apartment in a very populous city.
This week, I have observed spiders, lacewings, little wasps, and black soldier flies visiting or taking up residence near my plants or worm bin. The lacewings hang out where the ceiling meets the wall, and just chill during the day.
Why is it I have been here for over a year and i have yet to see a pest other than the occasional roach, some gnats, and fruit flies (all under control), and yet I am finding beneficial insects?
All I did was open my windows, surrounded myself with plants, and surrounded my plants with plants. If I had houseflies one week, I had spiders the next, and so on.
It seems Nature doesn't knock before it comes in. Also seems to me there is nowhere on this planet you can go to escape Nature, so you may as well trust her to take care of you just a little bit. The notion that only pests will come in is just wrong.
I live in an apartment in a very populous city.
This week, I have observed spiders, lacewings, little wasps, and black soldier flies visiting or taking up residence near my plants or worm bin. The lacewings hang out where the ceiling meets the wall, and just chill during the day.
Why is it I have been here for over a year and i have yet to see a pest other than the occasional roach, some gnats, and fruit flies (all under control), and yet I am finding beneficial insects?
All I did was open my windows, surrounded myself with plants, and surrounded my plants with plants. If I had houseflies one week, I had spiders the next, and so on.
It seems Nature doesn't knock before it comes in. Also seems to me there is nowhere on this planet you can go to escape Nature, so you may as well trust her to take care of you just a little bit. The notion that only pests will come in is just wrong.