Insect

Insect house or bug house – help insect to survive the winter

Insect hotels have steadily been gaining popularity and that is good because they are great and actually do what they are designed to do and that is to help insects survive the winter. An insect house or hotel is a…

Reduce lawn mowing to attract more beneficial insect and birds

When you go for a walk in nature, you take the greenery around you for granted, but there are also huge numbers of various insects. Sure, butterflies, bees and many tiny “flying things” simply belong to the natural environment. The…

You don’t actually need an insect hotel. There are other ways to make insect feel at home in your garden

Insect hotels are popping out like mushrooms. They seem to be rather fashionable. Various insect houses or shelters are available from many hobby markets but you can make one by yourself. All you need is a few skills and old…

How to make a small birdhouse for beneficial insect

Beneficial insect was much more plentiful in our gardens in the past then today. This was mainly because there were many natural shelters and friendly habitats around. Various useful and beneficial earwigs and solitary bees could easily find habitat between…