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Post by ZandraJoi on Jun 29, 2020 10:36:12 GMT -5
www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/attracting-butterflies/6-cool-facts-butterfly-houses "6 Cool Facts About Butterfly Houses Take a tour of these popular destinations where butterflies roam. Butterfly houses are popular places to visit. Check out these six facts about them: During the Butterfly Pavilion’s 2017 Milkweed Seed Giveaway, 825,600 seeds were distributed to guests of this Denver area hot spot. The goal was to get more people involved in the restoration of declining monarch habitat. The first butterfly house in the U.S., Butterfly World in Florida began on just 3 acres in 1988. It’s now the largest in the world with 10 acres of aviaries, botanical gardens and a butterfly farm. Watch butterflies be released two times a day in the Wings of the Tropics exhibit at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Florida. Kids love the up-close moments with exotic species, such as morphos and owl butterflies. More than 1,000 butterflies fly freely throughout the glass-enclosed conservatory at the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center in Georgia. About 40 percent of the butterflies at the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls, Ontario, are raised in a quarantined greenhouse on site. The other 60 percent are imported from the tropics. The Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Missouri, features an 8,000-square-foot glass conservatory that is home to 80 butterfly species and 150 tropical plant species. (Read more! 11 Must-Have Host Plants for Butterflies)"
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Post by ZandraJoi on Jan 28, 2021 10:52:51 GMT -5
earthsky.org/earth/monarch-butterflies-of-western-us-nearing-extinction-what-you-can-do "Monarch butterflies are in trouble: Here’s how to help in your own yard. The 2020 annual count of monarch butterflies in the western United States found shockingly few, confirming fears that the insect is on the brink of extinction...." My notes: Tips can include not using pesticides (they harm ALL insects). Don't have such a tidy yard. Let nature be nature if it's applicable in your area.
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Post by Bob on Jan 29, 2021 19:49:08 GMT -5
That's sad. So many pollinators are in trouble.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Aug 21, 2021 20:13:33 GMT -5
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Post by spg on Aug 22, 2021 12:54:54 GMT -5
We have too much butterflies around. But never been a menace. They are around in all colours and variants.
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Post by lainee on Aug 22, 2021 17:38:33 GMT -5
Butterflies are gorgeous to look at and we need them. The fact that Monarch butterflies are in trouble at all, blows me away. A little common sense goes a long way...lots of good ideas here to help them out. Butterfly houses...what a cool idea!
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Post by Bob on Oct 1, 2021 18:21:45 GMT -5
I would have thought they went to their house. Butterfly house.
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Post by claraviolet on Oct 14, 2021 4:44:12 GMT -5
I used to love butterflies but not anymore. Well, I hate caterpillars to the core and we have serious caterpillar problem here. So, I suppose it's natural to hate these butterflies too. Still, I do have to admit that, they are very beautiful. It's just that, I can't really care for them... More like I can't afford to care for them
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Post by spg on Oct 14, 2021 9:36:54 GMT -5
Last day I saw a very colourful butterfly. It was interesting view to watch.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Oct 14, 2021 9:41:51 GMT -5
I used to love butterflies but not anymore. Well, I hate caterpillars to the core and we have serious caterpillar problem here. So, I suppose it's natural to hate these butterflies too. Still, I do have to admit that, they are very beautiful. It's just that, I can't really care for them... More like I can't afford to care for them What do they eat that makes it you can't afford to care for them? I find when we work With not Against nature, that is the best solution. Maybe others here can help with the problem you have.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Oct 14, 2021 9:43:22 GMT -5
Last day I saw a very colourful butterfly. It was interesting view to watch. Do you know what it may have been? I have a local guide book for butterflies, as well as birds, trees, etc. Butterflies are definitely harder to ID as they are smaller & flit away pretty fast.
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Post by spg on Oct 14, 2021 12:46:14 GMT -5
I do not know. I have seen such for a long time. Never managed to name them.
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Post by claraviolet on Oct 15, 2021 23:20:48 GMT -5
I used to love butterflies but not anymore. Well, I hate caterpillars to the core and we have serious caterpillar problem here. So, I suppose it's natural to hate these butterflies too. Still, I do have to admit that, they are very beautiful. It's just that, I can't really care for them... More like I can't afford to care for them What do they eat that makes it you can't afford to care for them? I find when we work With not Against nature, that is the best solution. Maybe others here can help with the problem you have. The list is quite big. Like Moringa, Oak leaves and such. Unfortuantely, the moment you spot these caterpillars in your garden, you could probably say goodbye to other plants and trees as well. They eat pretty much everything and the hairy caterpillars are really hard to deal with. We have tried everything and we use pesticides to get rid of them these days.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Oct 18, 2021 11:08:51 GMT -5
claraviolet, Butterflies are good for the environment. There are natural pesticides that won't be as harmful to the Earth & its creatures you can look into. A simple mixture of soap & water sprayed on the leaves can work. I've had wonderful success using Neem. We have acreage here & many caterpillars & butterflies but don't have extensive damage. Where you live it must be different then.
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Post by spg on Oct 18, 2021 11:19:52 GMT -5
What do you have on your acreage ? I hope that is not a personal question.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Oct 18, 2021 11:25:33 GMT -5
What do you have on your acreage ? I hope that is not a personal question. The butterflies or the trees & plants? & nope, not a personal question
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Post by spg on Oct 18, 2021 12:07:07 GMT -5
Other than the woods, anything that would be worth mentioning and interesting.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Oct 18, 2021 20:32:45 GMT -5
Just typical trees. Oak, maple, poplar, sassafras. Wide variety of creatures from insects to mammals. They like it here lol They don't seem to do much damage but maybe 'cos everybody here has acreage & we don't see the damage as one would living on a small plot of land.
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Post by claraviolet on Oct 19, 2021 23:26:05 GMT -5
claraviolet, Butterflies are good for the environment. There are natural pesticides that won't be as harmful to the Earth & its creatures you can look into. A simple mixture of soap & water sprayed on the leaves can work. I've had wonderful success using Neem. We have acreage here & many caterpillars & butterflies but don't have extensive damage. Where you live it must be different then. I guess it wouldn't work if there are just too many caterpillars. We did try Neem spray, pesticides and at the end, we had to burn down most of the plants to get rid of them. The hardest part might have been the skin swelling. The moment those hairy caterpillars comes in contact with human skin... You can imagine how hard it would be for kids and women.
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Post by spg on Oct 20, 2021 9:51:49 GMT -5
There are certain birds that keep their population down. Maybe they got all hit by pesticides, plastic and what not.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Oct 20, 2021 10:56:17 GMT -5
I guess it wouldn't work if there are just too many caterpillars. We did try Neem spray, pesticides and at the end, we had to burn down most of the plants to get rid of them. The hardest part might have been the skin swelling. The moment those hairy caterpillars comes in contact with human skin... You can imagine how hard it would be for kids and women. That's the difference then. The damage ours do is cosmetic. We don't have any skin issues. You must have an invasive one there. I don't know where you live but is there a Gardening place that you can go to for some advice?
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Post by ZandraJoi on Oct 20, 2021 10:57:25 GMT -5
There are certain birds that keep their population down. Maybe they got all hit by pesticides, plastic and what not. That's the problem with the pesticides. While they don't harm bigger creatures directly, it's indirectly. Just like with humans, the toxic load becomes a lot.
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Post by claraviolet on Oct 20, 2021 22:59:56 GMT -5
I guess it wouldn't work if there are just too many caterpillars. We did try Neem spray, pesticides and at the end, we had to burn down most of the plants to get rid of them. The hardest part might have been the skin swelling. The moment those hairy caterpillars comes in contact with human skin... You can imagine how hard it would be for kids and women. That's the difference then. The damage ours do is cosmetic. We don't have any skin issues. You must have an invasive one there. I don't know where you live but is there a Gardening place that you can go to for some advice? I don't think so. We have tried pretty much everything. Most of the time, they would advice us to burn the infected plant and that's about it. I have tried other home remedies like using peppermint essential oil and some other non toxic ways to keep the caterpillars away, but none of them worked
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Post by ZandraJoi on Feb 12, 2024 20:24:46 GMT -5
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Post by Bob on Feb 13, 2024 19:03:19 GMT -5
I knew some of the parts. Interesting article.
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