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62 relations: Achillea millefolium, Alfalfa, Alyssum, Anthocoridae, Aphid, Apiaceae, Asclepias, Asteraceae, Bee, Beneficial weed, Biological pest control, Borage, Calendula, Chrysopidae, Coccinellidae, Companion planting, Coriander, Cosmos (plant), Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, Dill, Earwig, Echinacea, Fennel, Fruit, Greenhouse, Helianthus, Hoverfly, Hyssopus officinalis, Ichneumonoidea, Insect, Integrated pest management, International Organization for Biological Control, List of beneficial weeds, List of companion plants, Lupinus, Mite, Monarda, Nabidae, Organic farming, Organic horticulture, Parsley, Pest (organism), Phacelia, Plant propagation, Pollination, Pollinator, Queen Anne's lace, Reduviidae, Rose, Rudbeckia, ..., Salvia elegans, Satoyama, Soldier beetle, Sustainable gardening, Tachinidae, Tagetes, Taraxacum, Trichogramma, Tropaeolum, Wildflower, Wildlife garden, Zinnia. Expand index (12 more) »
Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
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Alfalfa
Alfalfa, Medicago sativa also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world.
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Alyssum
Alyssum is a genus of about 100–170 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region.
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Anthocoridae
Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs.
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Aphid
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea.
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Apiaceae
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae, is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus Apium and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers.
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Asclepias
Asclepias L. (1753), the milkweeds, is an American genus of herbaceous perennial, dicotyledonous plants that contains over 140 known species.
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Asteraceae
Asteraceae or Compositae (commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite,Great Basin Wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell, 2006, p. 275 or sunflower family) is a very large and widespread family of flowering plants (Angiospermae).
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Bee
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax.
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Beneficial weed
A beneficial weed is a invasive plant not generally considered domesticated (however, some plants, such as dandelions, in addition to growing wild, are commercially cultivated) that has some companion plant effect, is edible, contributes to soil health, adds ornamental value, or is otherwise beneficial.
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Biological pest control
Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests such as insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases using other organisms.
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Borage
Borage (Borago officinalis), also known as a starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae.
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Calendula
Calendula, is a genus of about 15–20 species Flora of China.
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Chrysopidae
Green lacewings are insects in the large family Chrysopidae of the order Neuroptera.
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Coccinellidae
Coccinellidae is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from 0.8 to 18 mm (0.03 to 0.71 inches).
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Companion planting
Companion planting in gardening and agriculture is the planting of different crops in proximity for any of a number of different reasons, including pest control, pollination, providing habitat for beneficial creatures, maximizing use of space, and to otherwise increase crop productivity.
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Coriander
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), also known as cilantro or Chinese parsley, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae.
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Cosmos (plant)
Cosmos is a genus, with the same common name of cosmos, consisting of flowering plants in the sunflower family.
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Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, common name Mealybug Ladybird or Mealybug Destroyer, is ladybird species.
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Dill
Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae.
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Earwig
Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera.
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Echinacea
Echinacea is a genus, or group of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family.
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Fennel
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family.
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Fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) formed from the ovary after flowering.
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Greenhouse
A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse) is a structure with walls and roof made mainly of transparent material, such as glass, in which plants requiring regulated climatic conditions are grown.
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Helianthus
Helianthus or sunflower is a genus of plants comprising about 70 species Flora of North America.
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Hoverfly
Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies, or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae.
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Hyssopus officinalis
Hyssopus officinalis or hyssop is a herbaceous plant of the genus Hyssopus native to Southern Europe, the Middle East, and the region surrounding the Caspian Sea.
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Ichneumonoidea
The superfamily Ichneumonoidea contains the two largest families within Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae and Braconidae.
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Insect
Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.
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Integrated pest management
Integrated pest management (IPM), also known as integrated pest control (IPC) is a broad-based approach that integrates practices for economic control of pests.
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International Organization for Biological Control
The International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control, usually referred to as IOBC, is a professional organization affiliated with the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) and aims to be an effective advocate for biological control, integrated pest management (IPM) and integrated production (IP).
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List of beneficial weeds
This is a list of undomesticated or feral plants, generally considered weeds, yet having some positive effects or uses, often being ideal as companion plants in gardens.
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List of companion plants
This is a list of companion plants.
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Lupinus
Lupinus, commonly known as lupin or lupine (North America), is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.
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Mite
Mites are small arthropods belonging to the class Arachnida and the subclass Acari (also known as Acarina).
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Monarda
Monarda is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
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Nabidae
The insect family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs.
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Organic farming
Organic farming is an alternative agricultural system which originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices.
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Organic horticulture
Organic horticulture is the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants by following the essential principles of organic agriculture in soil building and conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preservation.
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Parsley
Parsley or garden parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the central Mediterranean region (southern Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Malta, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia), naturalized elsewhere in Europe, and widely cultivated as an herb, a spice, and a vegetable.
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Pest (organism)
A pest is a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns including crops, livestock, and forestry.
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Phacelia
Phacelia (phacelia, scorpionweed, heliotrope) is a genus of about 200 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants, native to North and South America.
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Plant propagation
Plant propagation is the process of creating new plants from a variety of sources: seeds, cuttings and other plant parts.
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Pollination
Pollination is the transfer of pollen from a male part of a plant to a female part of a plant, enabling later fertilisation and the production of seeds, most often by an animal or by wind.
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Pollinator
A pollinator is an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower.
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Queen Anne's lace
Queen Anne's lace is a common name for a plant and most often refers to the species Daucus carota.
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Reduviidae
The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs).
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Rose
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears.
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Rudbeckia
Rudbeckia is a plant genus in the sunflower family.
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Salvia elegans
Salvia elegans, commonly called pineapple sage or tangerine sage, is a perennial shrub native to Mexico and Guatemala.
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Satoyama
is a Japanese term applied to the border zone or area between mountain foothills and arable flat land.
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Soldier beetle
The soldier beetles (Cantharidae) are relatively soft-bodied, straight-sided beetles.
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Sustainable gardening
Sustainable gardening includes the more specific sustainable landscapes, sustainable landscape design, sustainable landscaping, sustainable landscape architecture, resulting in sustainable sites.
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Tachinidae
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered.
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Tagetes
Tagetes is a genusSoule, J. A. 1996.
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Taraxacum
Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions.
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Trichogramma
Trichogramma is a genus of minute polyphagous wasps that are endoparasitoids of insect eggs.
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Tropaeolum
Tropaeolum, commonly known as nasturtium (literally "nose-twister" or "nose-tweaker"), is a genus of roughly 80 species of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants.
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Wildflower
A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted.
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Wildlife garden
A wildlife garden (or wild garden) is an environment created by a gardener that serves as a sustainable haven for surrounding wildlife.
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Zinnia
Zinnia is a genus of plants of the sunflower tribe within the daisy family.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneficial_insects
