The most important animals that you’re probably ignoring

Insects are the base of a every food web on the planet. No insects means no birds, no amphibians, poor soil, and a broken ecosystem.

Your backyard can be a refuge in an increasingly insect-hostile landscape.

They run the whole food web – 96% of North American land birds raise their young exclusively on insects. A yard with insects is a yard with birds, frogs, bats and healthy biodiversity.

Pollination at scale – Native bees pollinate over $15 billion worth of U.S. crops annually. Supporting them in your yard contributes to the larger system. Who doesn’t like honey?

Insects are in serious decline – Global insect population shave dropped by up to 40% in recent decades. Native planting and pesticide control in your yard a meaningful U-Turn in the current trend.