The much loved butterflies come in the most varied sizes and colors and are extremely valued for their beauty and benefits to the garden. However, it is not always an easy task to build an attractive environment for them. Therefore, we separate 4 pieces of advice from how to attract butterflies that will transform your garden.
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Check out the tips that will make your garden a spot for butterflies:
1. “I need to support two or three caterpillars if I want to meet butterflies”
First of all, it is necessary to understand that butterflies are insects and, as such, have a life cycle. divided into stages, namely: egg, larva, pupa and the imago, which is its adult form and admired for its beauty and benefits in half.
Therefore, your garden must have the right conditions for all stages of the insect's life.
For the eggs, the presence of host plants is important to create a favorable environment for the butterflies to lay their eggs.
In addition, the cultivation of vegetable species of the Brassica family, such as cabbage and cabbage, are necessary. Since this family of vegetables is especially valued by the larval form of butterflies, as a source of food.
2. Study the local fauna and flora
There are over 150,000 species of butterflies in the world, with 3,500 in Brazil alone. Thus, it is necessary to study the natural species of their territory, focusing especially on the plants that most attract them.
In addition, it is important to pay close attention to varieties that bloom during the butterfly season, usually in the spring.
3. grow flowers
Although they stand out for their beauty, butterflies play an important role in maintaining the ecosystem. Like other insects such as bees, butterflies carry out the important process of pollination. They obtain most of the water needed to live from the nectar of plants.
Therefore, plant flowers, preferably in red, pink, purple and white colors. Because because of their ability to see the spectrum of ultraviolet light, these colors stand out to them.
4. Have an organic plantation
Don't forget, butterflies are insects too and the use of pesticides can be fatal for them too.
With this in mind, it is important to build organic plantations, using natural pest control, with the insertion of insects such as praying mantises and ladybugs, which, in addition to being beautiful, feed on other insects drawbacks.
