Bring the Dragons to your Garden

Want to know how to naturally reduce those pesky mossies' and fruit flies from your Garden?

Well keep reading and find out.

Dragonflies, one of the oldest insects known, they are often attracted to wet and boggy locations and are mostly seen around water sources such as ponds, water features and fountains. These beautiful creatures are an asset to the garden and home! keeping the pain in the... insects such as mosquitoes and fruit fly to a minimum. So here are my tips to attract them to your place!

Interesting Fact: Did you know Dragonflies can fly up to speed 45kmh! wow!

Simply Tips to attract Dragons to your garden

1.     Install a small pond with a boggy area, now we all can’t just head outside and dig a massive hole in the yard, however there are other options available. Create water sources in your yard, as big as you can manage. In addition, be sure to add perches such as stakes and even plants so they have places to land and hide. Don’t add fish! As the fish will eat the nymphs (babies).

2.     Make a safe place – Dragon flies can be a great asset to your garden, however there are things that we as avid gardeners do that can have adverse effects on their habitat. Don’t use pesticides around their habitat, avoid bug traps that may trap them and certainly don’t use bug zappers!

3.     Plants to attracts Dragon Flies – Given that they are insects, they do love plants, so what plants should you be planting? Water plants is a broad topic, however if we dive into this a bit deeper, I recommend the following. Floating plants that are not rooted are a great option and are necessary to their habitat. The female dragon flies will lay eggs underneath them, so look at types of water lilies for this. Submerged plants that are rooted, that will grow and rise above the water line are great also, as the dragon flies will use these for shelter and perching on from the nymph age through to adult hood, a good recommendation would be a water horsetail or similar.

SO, there you have it, 3 easy to follow simple steps to start attracting dragon flies to your place. Water Source, Boggy Environment and water plants. This doesn’t have to be a difficult task, be creative in your garden and use what you can. To create a little trickle water flow, pop on into your local hardware store and look for a simple solar powered pump. Remember, this doesn’t have to be done in a day, it can be ever evolving and changing.
 

Get out there and Dig In!