butterfly houses
Pierre A Plauzoles
ae779 at lafn.org
Tue Feb 9 02:06:24 EST 1999
In a previous article, venters at interalpha.co.uk ("Nigel Venters") says:
>>Matthew Smith wrote........
>>Be afraid. Be very afraid!. They are here in th UK as well !!!!! Nice
>>slatted wood boxes with pictures of butterflies on the outside into which
>>Small Tortoiseshells (Aglias urticae), Brimstones (Gonepteryx rhamni) and
>>other hibernating butterflies are supposed to fling themselves with gay
>>abandon at the first sign of winter. Available ffom a catalogue near you.
>
>>There are also lacewing houses along the same lines, which are claimed to
>>have some success.
>
>Good god is there no hope for any of us! I must dust down my ultrasonic
>mole scarer, and see if I can adapt it to scare away ichnueman flies.
Gee really?!?! Don't forget that lacewings eat gulf fritillary eggs -
and no doubt untold other butterfly species' eggs as well.
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Pierre Plauzoles ae779 at lafn.org
Canoga Park, California
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