1SPECIALISTS  2[GARDEN LEVEL 1]  3  4(Non-Pest) Detritivores [Earthworms, woodlice, millipedes]  5—> Mulch over soil or detritus rich plant decomposing  6<— Birds, Mammals, Wasps, Ants or Spiders feed on Detritivores in the area.   7!—! Antimicrobials used in the area.  8+ Converts Detritus to Microbes in Area  9 10Bees  11—> Flowers are in the garden.  12<— No more flowers in the garden. Wasps, Spiders or Ants feed on Bees in the area.  13!—! Pesticides used in the garden. 14+ Expert Pollinator in Garden 15 16 17BASIC PESTS 18[GARDEN LEVEL 1] 19 20Snails & Slugs  21—> No prerequisites, random chance on day start. Guaranteed spawn when it rains.  22<— Birds, Mammals or Beetles prey on Snails & Slugs in the area. Population removable on interaction.   23!—! Mammals 24- Consumes Leaves and Fruits 25+ Converts Detritus To Microbes in Area 26+ Removable on Interaction 27 28Aphids [Larval Stage] 29—> No prerequisites, random chance on day start. 30<— Birds, Wasps, Spiders, Beetles or Ladybugs (if no Ants are present in the area) prey on Aphids in the area.  31!—! Ladybugs 32- Plant Stress Inducing 33 34 35BASIC PREDATORS 36[GARDEN LEVEL 1] 37 38Ladybugs  39—> Lured by trait, Larvae or Aphids in the garden.  40<— Birds, Mammals or Beetles prey on Snails & Slugs in the area.  41!—! Herbicides used in the garden. 42+ Pollinator in Garden 43+ Larvae/Aphids Predator 44 45Ants  46—> Lured by trait instead of Ladybugs, Aphids in the area.  47<— Birds or Spiders prey on Ants in the area.  48!—! Fungicides used in the garden. 49+ Pollinator in Area 50+ Fungus Resistance in Area 51- Detritivores/Bees Predator 52+ Larvae/Beetles Predator 53 54 55COMMON PESTS  56[GARDEN LEVEL 4] 57 58Flies  [Larval Stage] 59—> Garden has a high enough level, random chance on day start. 60<— Birds, Wasps or Spiders prey on Flies in the area.  61!—! Spiders 62+ Pollinator in Garden 63-  Plant Stress Inducing 64+ Converts Detritus To Microbes in Area 65 66Moths & Butterflies [Larval Stage Caterpillar] 67—> Lured by trait instead of Flies, Garden has a high enough level, random chance on day start. 68<— Birds, Wasps or Spiders prey on Flies in the area.  69!—! Spiders 70+ Expert Pollinator in Garden (Only as grown) 71-  Plant Stress Inducing (Only as larvae) 72+ Converts Detritus To Microbes in Area 73 74Beetles  [Larval Stage] 75—> Lured by trait instead of Flies, Garden has a high enough level, random chance on day start. 76<— Birds, Mammals, Wasps, Spiders or Ants prey on Beetles in the area.  77!—! Mammals 78+ Pollinator in Area 79-  Plant Stress Inducing 80+ Converts Detritus To Microbes in Area 81+ Snails/Aphids/Ants Predator 82 83 84COMMON PREDATORS 85[GARDEN LEVEL 4] 86Spiders  87—> Garden has a high enough level, Common Pests in the garden.  88<— Cats, Mammals or Wasps prey on Spiders in the area.  89!—! Wasps 90+ Pollinator in Area 91- Detritivores/Bees/Ants Predator 92+ Every-pest Except Snails Predator 93 94Wasps  95—> Lured by traits instead of Spiders, Garden has a high enough level, Common Pests in the garden.  96<— Birds prey on Wasps in the area.  97!—! Birds 98+ Pollinator in Garden 99- Detritivores/Bees/Spiders Predator100+ Every-pest Except Snails Predator101102103EXPERT PESTS/PREDATORS104[GARDEN LEVEL 7]105106Small Mammals [Rodents, hedgehogs] 107—> Lured by annual fruits, Garden has a high enough level.108<— Cats prey on Small Mammals in the area. 109!—! Cats110+ Pollinator in Area111- Consumes Fruits112+ Generating Hot Fertilizer113- Detritivores/Spiders Predator114+ Larvae/Snails/Beetles Predator115+ Scared Away on Interaction116117Birds 118—> Lured by perennial fruits, Garden has a high enough level.119<— Cats prey on Birds in the area. 120!—! Cats121+ Pollinator in Area122- Consumes Fruits123+ Generating Hot Fertilizer124- Detritivores/Ants/Wasps Predator125+ Every-pest Predator126+ Scared Away on Interaction127128129APEX PESTS130[GARDEN LEVEL 7]131132Large Mammals [Deers, hogs] 133—> Lured by traits, the Garden has a high enough level.134<— No luring plants in the garden, not fed for 2 days. …Dogs expansion pack? 135- Consumes Leaves and Fruits136+ Generating Hot Fertilizer137+ Fed on Interaction138139140APEX PREDATORS141[GARDEN LEVEL 7]142143Cats144—> Lured by Small Mammals or Birds in the garden, Garden has a high enough level.145<— No Small Mammals or Birds in the garden, not fed for 2 days. 146+ Generating Hot Fertilizer147+ Birds/Small Mammals Predator, but eats spiders too148+ Fed on Interaction149150Suggested Pest Control ‘Builds’151152153[EARLY-GAME BUILDS]154LURE+LADYBUGS: [Late-Game Build Core] /0, -4/ *155Special plants can be grown to lure Ladybugs, as soon as any Larvae are present in the garden. It’s the default pest-prevention mechanism for low level gardens, without any major drawbacks. In higher level gardens, this build removes larvae of flies and beetles, but cannot remove caterpillars. Removing larvae stops plant stress, but doesn’t stop pests spreading in the garden, to other plants. 156DOWNSIDES (2, *6):157- Requires Ladybugs Lure Trait Plants158- Requires Manual Slugs and Snails Management.159*- Doesn’t Prevent Flies and Beetles Spreading.160*- Doesn’t Prevent Moths & Butterflies.161*- Requires Mammals Repelling Trait Plants or Manual Mammal Management.162*- Requires Birds Repelling Trait Plants or Manual Birds Management.163UPSIDES:164- Doesn’t Interfere with Bees (Pollination)165- Doesn’t Interfere with Detritivores (Microbes Feeding)166POLLINATORS IN CHAIN (150%):167- Bees + Ladybugs168169170171[MID-GAME BUILDS]172SPIDERS: /-4. -6/173Spiders are the default predators appearing at any mid-level garden, without need for any lure, as soon as any adult common pests are present in a mid-level garden (flies, butterflies/moths, beetles). At the cost of detritivores, bees and ants, spiders control all pests with exception of slugs & snails. Spiders are less useful in late-game, since small mammals and/or cats prey on them.174DOWNSIDES (4, *6):175- Reduced Microbes Activity (Preys on Detritivores)176- Reduced Pollination (Preys on Bees)177- Reduced Mildew Prevention (Preys on Ants)178- Requires Manual Slugs and Snails Management.179*- Requires Mammals Repelling Trait Plants or Manual Mammal Management.180*- Requires Birds Repelling Trait Plants or Manual Birds Management.181POLLINATORS IN CHAIN (50%):182- Spiders183184LURE+WASPS: [Late-Game Build Core]  /-3, -5/ *185Special plants can be grown to lure Wasps, as soon as any Larvae are present in a mid-level garden. At the cost of detritivores, bees and spiders, Wasps control all pests with exception of slugs & snails. It’s essentially an upgrade over spiders, allowing for the late game LURE+WASPS+CATS build, with larger range pollination effect, at the cost of downsides from special plants that lure wasps. 186DOWNSIDES (4, *6):187- Requires Wasps Lure Trait Plants188- Reduced Microbes Activity (Preys on Detritivores)189- Reduced Pollination (Preys on Bees)190- Requires Manual Slugs and Snails Management.191*- Requires Mammals Repelling Trait Plants or Manual Mammal Management.192*- Requires Birds Repelling Trait Plants or Manual Birds Management.193UPSIDES:194- Doesn’t Interfere with Ants (Preventing MIldew)195POLLINATORS IN CHAIN (100%):196- Wasps197198199200[LATE-GAME BUILDS]201FRUITS+BIRDS:  [Late-Game Expand] /-2/ * (BEST LATE-GAME OVERALL)202Birds can provide complete pest control over a complete garden, but will require ‘sacrificial’ fruit trees, or will consume any available fruits and detritivores. Birds can be scared away temporarily by the player, or permanently if a cat is roaming the garden.203DOWNSIDES (3):204- Requires Consumable Fruits from Perennial Plants.205- Requires Mammals Repelling Trait Plants or Manual Mammal Management.206- Reduced Microbes Activity (Preys on Detritivores)207UPSIDES:208- Doesn’t Interfere with Bees (Pollination)209POLLINATORS IN CHAIN (150%):210- Bees + Birds211212LURE+LADYBUGS+FRUITS+MAMMALS: [Mid-Game Expand] /-5/213Chain for gardens that already have ladybugs and beetles luring plants. 214DOWNSIDES (6):215- Requires Ladybugs Lure Trait Plants216- Requires Beetles Lure Trait Plants217- Requires Birds Repelling Trait Plants or Manual Birds Management.218- Requires Consumable Fruits from Annual Plants.219- Reduced Microbes Activity (Preys on Detritivores)220- Requires Manual Slugs and Snails Management.221UPSIDES:222- Doesn’t Interfere with Bees (Pollination)223POLLINATORS IN CHAIN (225%):224- Bees + Mammals + Ladybugs + Beetles225226LURE+WASPS+CATS: [Early-Game Expand]  /-3/ ** (BETTER WITH EXCESS POLLINATORS)227Special plants can be grown to lure Wasps, as soon as any Larvae are present in a mid-level garden. At the cost of detritivores, bees and spiders, Wasps control all pests with exception of slugs & snails. As cats provide control over expert pests, this is only late-game build that doesn’t require sacrificial plants. 228DOWNSIDES (4):229- Requires Wasps Lure Trait Plants230- Reduced Microbes Activity (Preys on Detritivores)231- Reduced Pollination (Preys on Bees)232- Requires Manual Slugs and Snails Management.233UPSIDES:234- Doesn’t Interfere with Ants (Preventing MIldew)235POLLINATORS IN CHAIN (100%):236- Wasps