Butterfly Populations Grew by 200% Higher in People’s Gardens than in Other Habitats

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[–]Zapped[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You can use this list of plants that attract butterflies for your gardens and flower beds.

https://www.almanac.com/plants-attract-butterflies

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But if you grow butterfly attractors within 10 miles of the coast, you're effectively killing them by disrupting their migration pattern.

[–]Musky 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I thought caterpillars were bad.

[–]In-the-clouds 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

FTA:

Though not as efficient as bees, butterflies are important pollinators in both gardens and the countryside...