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Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects

Want a natural way to control pests in your garden? Discover how to attract beneficial insects with beautiful plants at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Reduce or eliminate destructive insects like aphids and slugs by learning about their preferred plants and the hungry larvae of beneficial insects.

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  • 18 and older
  • $65
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  • Online via Zoom
  • 2 hours

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What you'll learn in this horticulture class:

Are you interested in controlling insect pests in your garden naturally? You can accomplish this by planting a diverse range of beautiful plants that attract pollinators and other beneficial insects. By learning about adult beneficial insects, their hungry larvae, and their preferred plants, you can effectively reduce or eliminate pest populations like aphids, tent worms, slugs, and other destructive insects.

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

Refund requests must be submitted to [email protected] 2 business days prior to the program’s start date and time. The registration fee will be refunded less a 15% processing charge. A refund is issued in the form of a credit on file (to be used for future programs).

Refund requests submitted less than 48 hours prior to a program start date are non-transferable and are not eligible for a refund.

Fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable on and after the program’s start date. We cannot refund fees requested on or after the start date of a program or for sessions missed due to student illness or other personal situations.

Registration fees for courses grouped and priced as a series will be considered one program and subject to all of the above guidelines. A refund request must be received prior to the start date of the series' first class session and will subsequently cancel your registration in every session of the series.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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  • Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects

    Reviewed by Nadine T. on 4/8/2024
    The class was very good, I learned a lot. More than I thought I would on the subject. The teacher took her time, I was able to follow everything she said.
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