# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Beneficial Insects
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join Illinois Extension Master Gardener Laurie Martin as she leads a discussion on beneficial insects in your yard and garden. Do you have bugs in your veggie garden? Then bugs could be your solution! Invite some insect superheroes into your garden to take down the bad guys. Learn about the pollinators, parasites, and predators that are the good bugs we could all use more of. Laurie will point out the different insects you might find and how you can attract these beneficial insects to your yard and garden. Join us for a fun and fascinating discussion on bugs! 
 
Green Thumb Saturdays are free to attend and no registration is required. 

Held from 9:30 to 10:15 am at Homewood Village Hall, Green Thumb Saturdays is an annual series of educational workshops on gardening and environmental topics held on the second Saturday of every month from April through October. Green Thumb Saturdays are co-sponsored by the Illinois Extension Master Gardeners and the Village of Homewood's Tree Committee.

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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/homewood/beneficial-insects/200030383161746
- **Event Categories**: Workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Homewood
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2020 Chestnut Rd, Homewood, IL 60430-1702, United States
- **lat**: 41.56279
- **long**: -87.66578
- **full address**: 2020 Chestnut Rd, Homewood, IL 60430-1702, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Beneficial Insects being held?
  - **A:** Beneficial Insects takes place on Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 09:30 am to Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 09:30 am at 2020 Chestnut Rd, Homewood, IL 60430-1702, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Beneficial Insects?
  - **A:** Beneficial Insects is organized by Homewood Green Thumb Saturdays.

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