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Welcoming bugs into our lives!
Welcoming bugs into our lives!
Insects and arthropods are vital to all our lives.
Insects and arthropods are vital to all our lives.
Ladybirds eat green and black flies keeping crops healthier.
Bees pollinate a vast number of food sources eaten by people across the globe.
Spiders make webs that are then used by birds to stick their nests together.
Ladybirds eat green and black flies keeping crops healthier.
Bees pollinate a vast number of food sources eaten by people across the globe.
Spiders make webs that are then used by birds to stick their nests together.
A simple bug-house created with a loo roll filled with rolled paper tubes, the same size as the creature that you want to attract, is very easy to make, and could save lives.
A simple bug-house created with a loo roll filled with rolled paper tubes, the same size as the creature that you want to attract, is very easy to make, and could save lives.
REPURPOSED BUG HOMES
REPURPOSED BUG HOMES
INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENTS
- 1 loo roll
- Used pieces of A4 paper, magazine paper or newspaper
- Making tape
- A waterproof container eg: an old tin can, a bug hotel made from old wooden pallets.
Place it in your garden protected within a waterproof structure such as an old tin can or a larger bug hotel made from old pallets and see who moves in.
Place it in your garden protected within a waterproof structure such as an old tin can or a larger bug hotel made from old pallets and see who moves in.
For some more ideas about how to turn your garden into a wildlife habitat visit Permaculture News and why not think about sowing some wildflower seeds to encourage more visitors to your garden next year - here is a possible source:
https://www.organiccatalogue.com/seeds/featured-flower-seeds/wild-flower-seeds/
For some more ideas about how to turn your garden into a wildlife habitat visit Permaculture News and why not think about sowing some wildflower seeds to encourage more visitors to your garden next year - here is a possible source:
https://www.organiccatalogue.com/seeds/featured-flower-seeds/wild-flower-seeds/
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