How To Attract Butterflies To Your Garden
May 11th, 2012 | By MaryEllen
Butterflies are a natural part of most environments. They are attractive, but also useful insects to have around. Butterflies provide an important food source for other animals. Their eggs are eaten by birds, reptiles, and mammals in the area. These creatures, in turn, also eat other insects and keep their populations in check. Butterflies themselves eat mostly nectar from flowers, which means that they participate in the pollination of flowering plants, a crucial job in most ecosystems. The caterpillars of some species eat pestilent insects, like aphids. As with all components of your local ecosystem,
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