The recent ATTRA publication, “A Pictorial Guide to Hedgerow Plants for Beneficial Insects,” is a meticulously photographed pictorial guide to numerous beneficial hedgerow plant species used in farmscaping for native pollinators and insect predators and parasites in California. It provides plant names,on-farm photo documentation, bloom times, heights, and descriptions that note considerations for selection and establishment.
You can download the publication for free at https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=582.
ATTRA has related resources to check out as well. Here are a few:
“Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control” https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=145
“IPM Field Guide” https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=148
“Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources” https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=72
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