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GARDENING BASICS FRUIT, VEGETABLES
& HERBS
TREES, SHRUBS & VINES LAWN
& TURF
HERBACEOUS ORNAMENTALS INSECTS, DISEASES
& WEEDS
WILDLIFE IN
THE GARDEN
PLANT YOUR
LANDSCAPE
Wildlife in the Garden
Most Idaho gardens are alive with songbirds and beneficial insects and many are visited by deer, rabbits, raccoons, skunks, voles, and even the occasional snake. Which critters you welcome, which ones you tolerate, and which ones you simply refuse to share space with is a very personal matter. On this page, you'll find information to help you decide just how "wild" you'd like your garden to be and how to make it more-or less-so.
BENEFICIAL INSECTS
Beneficial Insects Helping beneficial    insects
Lady beetles
Damsel bugs
Green lacewings
Hover (syrphid)    flies
Minute pirate bugs
Parasitic wasps
Predacious    ground beetles
Spiders
Tachinid flies
BIRDS
Birds Hosting songbirds    in your garden
Grow natives
West Nile virus
MAMMALS
Mammals Deer
Marmots

Rabbits
Raccoons
Skunks
Voles

SNAKES
Snakes Snakes
Garter snakes
Gopher snakes
Western rattlesnakes