western australia

Houses for insects

@JudyEv (325985)

Rockingham, Australia

October 26, 2021 6:33pm CST

While we were in York, Western Australia, we visited a shop that was into all sorts of organic produce as well as having a lot of locally made rustic signs and other odds and ends. I was intrigued with the ‘houses’ you see in the photo. I’m sure you’ll all know what these are. They are insect houses and provide accommodation for various sized insects. We don’t have a lot of birds around our new house but maybe I could get some entertainment from these fancy little houses. Do you have one of these or know anything about them?

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@rebelann (111222)

• El Paso, Texas

27 Oct 21

I've seen some videos on YouTube about them and from what I saw they are intended for beneficial insects that would help control the pesky ones. I know one is for lady bugs.

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@rebelann (111222)

• El Paso, Texas

29 Oct 21

They'd probably become victims of those it was intended for ....... but you do have a good point.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

I wonder how you stop the pesky ones from using the houses.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Oct 21

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@JimBo452020 (42629)

• United Kingdom

26 Oct 21

Well Insect houses are not a thing I have ever.encountered before Judy so help with this I cannot

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

I bet Fleur (@Fleura) knows something about them. Perhaps she'll chime in with some info.

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@Fleura (29143)

• United Kingdom

29 Oct 21

@JudyEv They're very fashionable here at the moment. People have progressed from just putting up a bird nest-box to putting out hedgehog houses, toad shelters, bat boxes and insect hotels Of course in the best scenario such things wouldn't be needed at all as there would be plenty of places for wildlife, but I guess they do help a bit. I imagine bigger would be better so as to provide more insulation from the cold for over-wintering insects.

https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/nature-on-your-doorstep/garden-activities/build-a-bug-hotel/

www.rspb.org.uk

https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/nature-on-your-doorstep/garden-activities/build-a-bug-hotel/

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

@Fleura I would think that some species would use them more than others. And I guess that would depend on what is available in the natural habitat around them.

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@kaylachan (57866)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

27 Oct 21

I've heard of "roach" motels, designed to kill insects, but that's about it.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

Okay - so that's sort of the opposite.

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@kaylachan (57866)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

29 Oct 21

@JudyEv I kind of figured.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

27 Oct 21

I haven’t seen like that here at all. That’s very interesting. Those are really cute.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

I've no idea if they work or if insects use them.

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@wolfgirl569 (95402)

• Marion, Ohio

27 Oct 21

Never seen those before,

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@wolfgirl569 (95402)

• Marion, Ohio

29 Oct 21

I dont know why you would want to attract some insects either.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

I can't imagine how they'd be used really. What if an insect got bad neighbours?

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@RasmaSandra (73538)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

26 Oct 21

I have never seen or heard about insect houses, I like what they look like. I found this online perhaps ti can answer some questions for you

Beneficial Insect Houses | Garden Barn

Skip to main content The Garden Barn 228 West Street Vernon, CT 06066 Phone: (860)872-7291 (860) 871-2198 or (860) 872-6446 Fax: (860)872-6846 E-mail: info@gardenbarn.comContact Us

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

Thanks for the link. I can't see how you'd stop 'bad' bugs moving in rather than good ones.

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

27 Oct 21

Never seen them before and nor would I want to own any of those. Insects are not to be nurtured according to me

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

29 Oct 21

@JudyEv I know of one - bee (lol)

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@Fleura (29143)

• United Kingdom

29 Oct 21

@allknowing Do you know how many different species of bees there are? Around 25,000 different species of bee.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

Many insects are very beneficial. You can't brand them all as bad.

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@Torunn (8609)

• Norway

27 Oct 21

I thought everyone had one of those these days :-) We have one at the cottage in the woods. It's really enough places for them to live there, but it's interesting to watch. There are some really huge ones at the botanical garden, they're buzzing with life all summer. If you have insects staying there over winter you might want to place some netting in front of it. Big enough for the insects to get through, it's to stop birds taking them out during winter sleep.

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@Torunn (8609)

• Norway

29 Oct 21

@JudyEv We're all assuming the rest of the world is like the people living around us ;-) You wouldn't have one outside a flat here, but they're very common for normal houses and in parks.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

You thought everyone would have one; I thought a few people might but it seems very few have so I guess we've all learnt something! Good idea about the netting.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

@Torunn I am forever having my assumptions shot down even when I try to be open-minded about things.

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@LadyDuck (458577)

• Switzerland

27 Oct 21

We have them here and I have bought one for the bees and one for the butterflies. I also bought a bat house.

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@LadyDuck (458577)

• Switzerland

29 Oct 21

@JudyEv To be honest I do not have the feeling that they are using those little houses.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

@LadyDuck I wondered this. The insects would be in very close proximity to each other if they used the multiple species boxes.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

So do the bees, butterflies and bats use them?

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@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

29 Oct 21

That's awesome but I haven't seen like that here.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Oct 21

Most people here don't know about them.

@noni1959 (9885)

• United States

27 Oct 21

I've never seen those before. Those are really neat.

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@noni1959 (9885)

• United States

31 Oct 21

@JudyEv People buy the strangest things. I have a granddaughter that is into bugs and begging my son to get her a bug house. I have to show him this.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Oct 21

@noni1959 If he has time, he could perhaps make one. There are bound to be instructions on YouTube.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

I can't help wondering if they get used but I guess they must or people wouldn't buy them.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

27 Oct 21

I have a butterfly house, but they never used it. I put it out on my deck for decoration.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

I can't imagine that it work terribly well but perhaps it would.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Oct 21

@CarolDM That is probably a large part of their attraction.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

29 Oct 21

@JudyEv Mainly they look cute.

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@DocAndersen (54411)

• United States

27 Oct 21

it really BUGs me honestly.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

So the thought of an insect house doesn't give you a BUZZ??

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@DocAndersen (54411)

• United States

29 Oct 21

@JudyEv no just makes me want to walk around a light!

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@Chakimmm (999)

• Indonesia

27 Oct 21

What a unique item as an insect house, too good for an insect house. like mine when I was little, making a cricket house made of wood and very simple.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

Did the crickets use your house?

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Oct 21

@Chakimmm That's really interesting. Crickets can make a lot of noise.

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@Chakimmm (999)

• Indonesia

29 Oct 21

@JudyEv Yeah when I was little I went to look for crickets and made a simple house just to hear the sound, it sounded very strange but it really existed in the past

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@snowy22315 (170165)

• United States

27 Oct 21

Never saw them..I want the insects around here to move out,,,not in...lol. I would prefer houses loaded with insect repellant, or insecticide!

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

Oh wow, that's a bit harsh!! What about all the 'good' insects or do you think that's an oxymoron??

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@Nawsheen (28644)

• Mauritius

27 Oct 21

I have never come across these before. I don't think I would want one like this in my yard. I don't like insects

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

Certainly there are lots of nasty insects but there are some good ones too.

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@stine1online (835)

• Germany

27 Oct 21

Oh yes, they are a topic here in Germany. We do have two in our garden: one that we had bought a few years ago and one that my son made in kindergarten.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

You are the first to know much about them. Do insects use your houses? And if so, what type of insects?

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@xFiacre (12607)

• Ireland

27 Oct 21

@judyev These we’re more use to me when I lived closer to the city. Out in the Styx the insects have plenty of accommodation but they’re still a great idea.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

It seems very few are familiar with them at all. So did you have some at one time? And did they get used?

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@Marilynda1225 (79803)

• United States

27 Oct 21

Wow I've never seen insect houses before. Very interesting

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

Do you think they would work? What if one variety got neighbours they didn't like?

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@LindaOHio (156590)

• United States

27 Oct 21

This is the first I've heard of them.

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@JudyEv (325985)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Oct 21

Not many have heard of them so that in itself is interesting.

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