Have you ever had the curiosity or do you have the guts to release beneficial insects in your home?

If you don't know what beneficial insects are, they are good bugs that eat the bad bugs that occasionally attack our house plants.

You might remember an amazing episode I did with Jamie from DMV Beneficials, where I interviewed her in our

normal interview format all about what beneficial insects are, why we use them, and how to use them.

Well, a couple months ago, I was lucky enough to have Jamie and her co-founder of DMV Beneficials

actually come to my house to release

beneficial bugs all over my green wall. We originally were going to do this episode as a

YouTube video only, but as we were doing the install, I thought, you know what, the conversation

that Jamie and I are having as we are doing

this install of these beneficial insects all in my green wall was really valuable for podcast

listeners as well. So today, I'm bringing you into my studio into this beneficial bug consult

and execution with the founder of DMV beneficiaries, Jamie. And it is so fascinating,

so fun, and a little different than what we normally do. So welcome. Welcome to the Growing

Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for plants

successfully, but how to simply and affordably use our plant babies to cultivate more joy

in our lives by doing so. I'm Maria, former plant killer turned happy plant lady, author of

Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness, speaker, podcaster, and most

importantly, your new best plant friend. On Growing Joy with Plants, you'll find conversations

about house plant care, gardening tutorials, and wellness through the lens of plants.

Plant care is self-care on Growing Joy.

Hi, plant friends. I'm so excited about today's episode. If you don't know me already,

my name is Maria. I'm here to help you care for plants and grow joy successfully. You might

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