introducing butterflies to a garden

[Victor Naveau]

Jsbtfly at aol.com wrote:

> Hi to all,
>
> My neighbor has tons of hollyhock in her yard and she's interested in
> introducing and encouraging some Painted Ladies to take residence there. I'm
> raising some Painted Ladies and could supply her with some.
> If we wanted to help nature along by introducing some PL's, is it best to
> introduce them in the caterpillar stage, or another stage (i.e. pupal)? Does
> anyone recommend netting the plants with the introduced insects (or
> transplanting some in a container with netting) to help temporarily protect
> them from predators? Approximately how many larvae would be a good amount to
> give her a start? She has many good nectar sources as well.
> Any details on how to encourage the best success for her in introducing them
> would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Janet Smith

:-) "Please,  questions like this really can't be answered if you give us no
clue who you are and where on the planet you are located ! "


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