The importance of plants and insects

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WHy are plants connected to insects?

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When we think about plants it is vital to also think about insects and their relationships with plants.  Some insects eat plants while some eat the insects that eat plants. 

As we learn how the different species coexist we can learn what environment to foster within our garden. 

​Some plants attract pollinators and can strengthen our gardening efforts.

The word etymology derives from the Greek word ἐτυμολογία (etumología), itself from ἔτυμον (étumon), meaning "true sense or sense of a truth", and the suffix -logia, denoting "the study of".
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology

Etymology of the word entomology
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Ento-

ology- The study of

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Why we need plants

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Plants are important for the planet and for all living things.
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Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen from their leaves, which humans and other animals need to breathe.
Living things need plants to live - they eat them and live in them.
Plants help to clean water too.

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Beneficial Insects

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When plants eat insects

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