“One of the maxims of the new field of conservation biological control is that to control insect herbivores, you must maintain populations of insect herbivores.” NatureDiversityNativeAnimalsGardeningConservationExtinctionPlantsEndangered Author:Douglas Tallamy
“Butterflies used to reproduce on the native plants that grew in our yards before the plants were bulldozed and replaced with lawn. To have butterflies in our future, we need to replace those lost host plants, no if’s, and’s or but’s. If we do not, butterfly populations will continue to decline with every new house that is built.” NatureEnvironmentButterfliesNative Plants Author:Douglas Tallamy
“...a plant can only function as a true “native” while it is interacting with the community that historically helped shape it.” NatureBelongingGardeningDefinitionInvasiveAlienspecies Author:Douglas Tallamy