{"id":5322,"date":"2013-05-25T08:27:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-25T12:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/?p=5322"},"modified":"2021-04-07T08:32:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T12:32:28","slug":"good-bugs-vs-bad-bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/good-bugs-vs-bad-bugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Bugs Vs Bad Bugs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">A quick visual card to identify<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">good bugs vs bad bugs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">of the Northeast Garden<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I like to keep this northeast garden good bug vs bad bug guide handy. I reference it before I decide if a bug needs to be removed from the garden. There are times I pause as I really hate to get rid of something when hand picking bugs. Removing the right bad guys vs leaving the good guys to do their jobs is key.\u00a0Hand picking bugs is better for your gardens, and less expensive, than using chemicals that could kill both bad bugs and the beneficial ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you hand pick bugs in your garden?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodbugs.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"36229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/good-bugs-vs-bad-bugs\/goodbugs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodbugs.jpg?fit=1045%2C1602&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1045,1602\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"goodbugs\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Good bugs of the Northeast&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Good bugs of the Northeast&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodbugs.jpg?fit=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodbugs.jpg?fit=326%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodbugs.jpg?resize=326%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Good bugs of the Northeast\" class=\"wp-image-36229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodbugs.jpg?resize=326%2C500&amp;ssl=1 326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodbugs.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodbugs.jpg?resize=1002%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1002w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodbugs.jpg?w=1045&amp;ssl=1 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Good bugs of the Northeast<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/badbugs-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"36193\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/good-bugs-vs-bad-bugs\/badbugs-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/badbugs-1.jpg?fit=1042%2C1607&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1042,1607\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"badbugs\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Bad Bugs of the Northeast&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bad Bugs of the Northeast&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/badbugs-1.jpg?fit=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/badbugs-1.jpg?fit=324%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/badbugs-1.jpg?resize=324%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bad Bugs of the Northeast\" class=\"wp-image-36193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/badbugs-1.jpg?resize=324%2C500&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/badbugs-1.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/badbugs-1.jpg?resize=996%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 996w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/badbugs-1.jpg?w=1042&amp;ssl=1 1042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Bad Bugs of the Northeast<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/companion-planting-via-organic-gardening-solutions-blog-2\/\">companion planting<\/a> post for more useful information. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quick visual card to identify good bugs vs bad bugs of the Northeast Garden I like to keep this northeast garden good bug vs bad bug guide handy. I reference it before I decide&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":36229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91,893],"tags":[17,93,100,524],"class_list":["post-5322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-garden","category-organic","tag-bad-bugs","tag-garden-pests","tag-good-bugs","tag-pests"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodbugs.jpg?fit=1045%2C1602&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qEFP-1nQ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1647,"url":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/what-is-bugging-me-today-japanese-beetles-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":5322,"position":0},"title":"What is bugging me today, Japanese beetles","author":"Bodynsoil","date":"July 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"What is bugging me today Japanese beetles \u00a0 The warm months of summer bring these beasts to my gardens and I dread their arrival.\u00a0 According to Wikipedia the species Popillia japonica isn't much of a pest in Japan due to natural predators, that isn't the case here in the states.\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;garden&quot;","block_context":{"text":"garden","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/category\/soil\/garden\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4580,"url":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/companion-planting-chart-via-heirloom-organics\/","url_meta":{"origin":5322,"position":1},"title":"Companion Planting Chart Via Heirloom Organics","author":"Bodynsoil","date":"June 15, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Gardening companion planting chart Via Heirloom Organics Every year this garden companion planting chart is out and used in an effort to have garden success. 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