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BigBill said:
I feel that if I start spraying, I could cause more harm then good! Why am I spraying?? Because I want the flowers whole and uneaten! But that's silly.
I too have a pollinator garden that I am expanding every season. This year my honeybee count is up! My bumblebee count is up!! Now I am seeing butterflies visit as well! They could care less that the leaves are nibbled. They could care less that the petals are nibbled. That are there for the central heads. If they are intact and functioning then the pollinators are happy.
Cosmetically I don't care what they look like. I don't want to spray for fear of harming the pollinators. I mean it is so cool to see two bumblebees on a head and then a honeybee joins them. How cool is that??? They could care less that the petals have been chewed on.

That's awesome you're seeing more bees and butterflies. I love seeing them all over my flowers. But unlike you I do care about what they look like. Mine look like a scene from a horror movie maybe directed by Tim Burton. Almost all petals burnt brown and black and shriveled. I posted a single photo of one just above. And I won't spay now. Thanks!