On February 20 six Master Gardeners from Tompkins County traveled to Broome County's CCE office in Binghamton for a full-day training on beneficial insects in the garden. Although most gardeners think of insects as pests, the truth is that the vast majority of insects are beneficial, either as plant pollinators or as predators who eat the bad guys that are feeding on your precious plants.
We all learned a lot about insects, and MG Jennifer Edmondson wrote a detailed account about what she learned that day and posted it on her blog
Double E Gardens.
After the slide presentations on insect anatomy and a gallery of beneficial insects, we learned how to pin insects for a collection.
Chatting during the lunch break.
Each county received a kit to start our own beneficial insect collection to educate the public about these good guys in the garden!
Stay tuned for a blog on spider bling by MG Jean Gerow that will be posted here soon!
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