Aiding readers in distinguishing between bugs that are beneficial to a garden's health and those that are harmful and disruptive, this guidebook will help gardeners reduce and eliminate insects without using chemical pesticides. With expert horticulture tips-from cultivating plants that attract helpful bugs to discovering common cures that ward off destructive insects-this resource teaches how to use nature to nurture a garden. Detailed illustrations on dozens of the most common bugs provide gardeners with the tools to easily recognize and identify any insect-be it friend or foe-at various stages of its life cycle.