Today, I completed a small construction project idea that I read about online. The idea was to make some cozy winter hibernation places in various corners for ground insects.
Next, using saved prunings from the two fuchsia bushes, I stuffed each with small twigs. Finally, I placed each one in a sheltered corner and covered them with leaves and old pieces of timber. The timber will keep the leaves in place.
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| Fuchsia twigs (blurred for effect) |
So, let the winter cold and frost arrive. I’m sure many of the beneficial ground insects will discover these hotels very quickly. These are waterproof and warm. Each one has a front and rear entrance, great for chasing games. What more could they want? I’ll be watching for comings and goings during the winter, and likely these garden creatures will be active much earlier next spring. There will also be lots of sex in these new modern accommodation blocks, and there will be a big increase in the population.
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| Garden sex-shop |
- Rainwater downpipe
- Hacksaw
- Twigs
- Leaves
- Old disused timbers
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| Well-hidden, yet both openings accessible |
- Ground beetles
- Lady beetles
- Minute pirate bug
- Earwig
- Assassin bug
- Damsel bug
- Mealybug destroyer
- Soldier beetle
- Green lacewing
- Syrphid fly
- Tachinid fly
- Ichneumon wasp
- Trichogramma wasp
- Spiders