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Praying mantis

Protect the good guys!

 


When pests attack our plants, it is tempting to rush out and spray everything.

Sadly, this can result in the death of many creatures that do a fine job of helping us keep pest numbers down - just think of ladybirds and praying mantises!

Get to know and protect all the good guys in your garden.

Defender™ MaxGuard

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Defender™ MaxGuard is a low toxicity solution that kills a range of insects including a number of hard-to-kill pests.

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Who are the good guys?

Some insects are gardening helpers.

For example

Ladybird
  • Ladybirds
  • Praying mantises
  • Dragonflies
  • Damselflies
  • Hover flies
  • Robber flies
  • Lacewings
  • Damsel bugs
  • Predatory wasps

Remember, too, that the vast majority of garden spiders are helpful not harmful.

What do these good guys look like?

If you want to know what the good guys look like, browse the gallery of insect pictures on the Brisbane Insects and Spiders website.

You'll also find great pictures in Backyard Insects by Paul Horne & Denis Crawford.

You CAN protect the good guys

Use low-toxicity pesticides. They help to protect these useful predatory insects. And systemic insecticides do less harm because they target pests that eat plants or suck sap.

Defender™ MaxGuard is a low-toxicity systemic pesticide that is much kinder to the 'good guys' than many other sprays.