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Insect attracting Plants

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Can someone suggest any evergreen bush/plant/dwarf tree which attracts lot of insects/bugs etc ?

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Bugs you mean pests?? or butterflies/bees type bugs?
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yes basically pests, like worms, beetles etc. I need to plant few, if they are evergreen then best.

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yawer wrote:yes basically pests, like worms, beetles etc. I need to plant few, if they are evergreen then best.

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Interesting. What is the purpose of this exercise? Hibiscus always attracts mealy bugs.
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Farooq.. I was about to mention Hibiscus... :lol:
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Izhar wrote:Farooq.. I was about to mention Hibiscus... [emoji38]
Thank you. I will test hibiscus for pests.
yawer wrote:Can someone suggest any evergreen bush/plant/dwarf tree which attracts lot of insects/bugs etc ?

regards and thanks

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yawer wrote:
Izhar wrote:Farooq.. I was about to mention Hibiscus... [emoji38]
Thank you. I will test hibiscus for pests.
yawer wrote:Can someone suggest any evergreen bush/plant/dwarf tree which attracts lot of insects/bugs etc ?

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At least share the reason of your experiment.

@ Izhar, I agree that Hibiscus is a common headache between us :-)
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Have a bird shed for 1000 plus. In case if i go for guinea fowls, then this is their best diet. As enclosed by fence, so need best forage. Kindly see on Google about guinea fowls and you would know why i asked.:-)

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Yawer, I had guinea fowls for several years but at that time internet was not available. I wasn't aware of their special preference for eliminating bad insects. I used to feed them red rice and they would love it.
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