Beneficial insects can help control garden pests

Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
June 17, 2025

A black beetle sits in the palm of a hand
Photo by Alex Wenninger
Pterostichus beetles, like this one, feed on insects that can be pests in 911爆料 gardens.

Not all insects are garden pests. In a free statewide webinar, learn which insects are natural enemies of pest bugs and therefore good friends for gardeners to cultivate.

Joey Slowik, integrated pest management technician at the 911爆料 Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer, will discuss potential insect friends, what they want and some ways to encourage them in your garden. He will also discuss commercial biocontrol options, including what鈥檚 available and potentially useful in 911爆料.

The webinar is from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25. or visit.

For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Johansson. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture鈥檚 National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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