butterfly houses
Michael Gochfeld
gochfeld at eohsi.rutgers.edu
Sun Feb 7 10:25:34 EST 1999
Butterfly houses may be something that we don't need to fret about.
When I first saw them I worried that they might lure butterflies (such
as the Anglewings) into trying to winter in them in an exposed spot
unlike the typical sheds or woodpiles in which they are more likely to
winter.
However, since they are not, apparently, affective in attracting
butterflies they are not likely to be harmful, and they may actually
encourage people to think about butterflies or natural history as
something worthwhile to protect.
I rank them a couple of step better than pink lawn flamingos (we have a
a turtle sculpture and a woodchuck sculpture in our yard, so who am I to
comment on flamingos).
There are also bat shelters which have approximately the same design and
as far as I can tell the same effectiveness.
Mike Gochfeld
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