Summary: The eggs will then hatch and the larvae will eat insect pests such as thrips or aphids The use of insectaries for pest control reduces or eliminates reliance on chemical pesticides Aside from pest control another benefit of an insectary is that butterflies are attracted to these same plants as a food source hence the term Butterfly Garden Milkweed plants Asclepias
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