butterfly houses

1. Do butterflies really use butterfly houses?
2. Where is the best place to put a butterfly house?
3. What is the purpose of a butterfly house?
4. Should you paint a butterfly house?
5. When should you put out a butterfly house?
6. Do banana peels attract butterflies?
7. Can a butterfly live indoors?
8. What will attract butterflies?
9. What foods attract butterflies?
10. Where do butterflies sleep?
11. What do you call a butterfly house?
12. How can I attract butterflies to my house?
13. How do you get butterflies to come to you?
14. Do butterfly feeders really work?
15. What does a butterfly house look like?
16. Do petunias attract butterflies?
17. Do butterflies poop?
18. Who eats butterfly?
19. Do butterflies eat rotting fruit?

Do butterflies really use butterfly houses?

A few years ago, the North American Butterfly Association http://www.naba.org/ asked its members if they had found that butterflies actually use butterfly houses. Not one member said they had. As a result, NABA came to the conclusion that butterflies don't use these structures.

Where is the best place to put a butterfly house?

Place your butterfly house in a sunny but sheltered spot so that it is protected from the wind. It should be around four to six feet above the ground and near nectar-rich flowers which will act as a good food source for visiting butterflies.

What is the purpose of a butterfly house?

Butterfly houses provide a convenient area for butterflies to find shelter from the elements and to hide from hungry predators. Not only are they an attractive addition to your yard and garden, but they help to attract and keep butterflies as well.

Should you paint a butterfly house?

If you are building a butterfly house of your own, make sure that you paint it in bright colors. You can also purchase a prebuilt butterfly house as well; if it doesn't come in bright colors, you can always paint it when you get home. Butterflies tend to be attracted to colors such as red, yellow, pink, and purple.

When should you put out a butterfly house?

Butterflies are most likely to use the houses during hibernation. They may also use them during the warm months at night as a roosting spot. Our feeling is that most of them go unoccupied by butterflies, but they sure do make the garden pretty and more interesting.

Do banana peels attract butterflies?

Attract Butterflies and Birds

Banana peels can attract butterflies, birds, wasps, bees, and caterpillars. Therefore, make sure to place it higher than your plants.

Can a butterfly live indoors?

The butterfly can be released as soon as it is able to fly or it can stay indoors for about 24 hours and then it will need to be released to find some butterfly food (nectar).

What will attract butterflies?

Plant type and color is important - Adult butterflies are attracted to red, yellow, orange, pink and purple blossoms that are flat-topped or clustered and have short flower tubes. Plant good nectar sources in the sun - Your key butterfly nectar source plants should receive full sun from mid-morning to mid-afternoon.

What foods attract butterflies?

Butterflies are particularly fond of oranges, grapefruits, cantelope, strawberries, peaches, nectarines, kiwi, apples, watermelon, and bananas, especially mushy bananas that have been stored in the freezer and then thawed. Some species love a “brew” of rotting fruit, molasses, beer, and brown sugar.

Where do butterflies sleep?

Where do butterflies spend the night? At night, or during inclement weather, most butterflies perch on the underside of a leaf, crawl deep between blades of grass or into a crevice in rocks, or find some other shelter, and sleep.

What do you call a butterfly house?

A butterfly house, conservatory, or lepidopterarium is a facility which is specifically intended for the breeding and display of butterflies with an emphasis on education.

How can I attract butterflies to my house?

Leave some weeds or wildflowers as many serve as food sources for both caterpillars and butterflies. Use containers, window jars, hanging pots, baskets and other containers because these attract butterflies to your patios, porches, and other visible parts of your landscape.

How do you get butterflies to come to you?

Tips for Getting a Butterfly to Land on You

1. Wear brightly colored clothes. I have a bright yellow and orange tie-dyed shirt that always seems to lure butterflies to me.
2. Smell sweet. If you're wearing a skin lotion or perfume that smells a bit like flowers, that attract a hungry butterfly.
3. Stay still.

Do butterfly feeders really work?

Your feeder will attract species that feed on food sources such as tree sap, dung, carrion, rotting matter, and of course overripe fruit—the primary “bait” you will place in your feeder. Typically butterflies approaching a feeder make a number of false landings nearby before stopping to feed.

What does a butterfly house look like?

Much like birdhouses, butterfly houses come in many shapes and sizes, from a simple wooden box with a slanted roof to elaborate architectural miniatures of beach cottages, log cabins, churches, and garden sheds. Unlike a birdhouse, a butterfly house has long, narrow slots rather than a round hole.

Do petunias attract butterflies?

Unlike bees, butterflies are attracted to the bright, trumpet-shaped blooms of the petunia. To attract butterflies, plant red, pink or yellow petunias. Butterflies are attracted to flowers that grow in full sun, produce a light scent and some nectar. A petunia flower's trumpet shape also attracts hummingbirds.

Do butterflies poop?

Adult butterflies do not urinate or defecate (or "go to the bathroom"). The larval life stage - the caterpillar - does all of the eating, and caterpillars almost continually defecate. Interestingly, when there enough caterpillars eating in the same place, their defecation is audible. That is, you can hear the poop!

Who eats butterfly?

Some of the common predators of butterflies include but are certainly not limited to: wasps, ants, parasitic flies, birds, snakes, toads, rats, lizards, dragonflies and even monkeys! A few of the other animals that are constantly adding butterflies onto their menu list are frogs and spiders.

Do butterflies eat rotting fruit?

Butterflies will sit on rotten fruit sucking for a long period of time to get all the nutrients they need for flying, feeding, and reproducing. While you might think rotten fruit is completely undesirable, there are a couple of worse things that butterflies love to eat.