Saturday, November 19, 2011

How does the use of cedar wood effect ladybug and butterfly populates in houses made for them?

I've heard from multiple sources that cedar wood is best for bird and bat houses because of its insect-repellant attributes and the fact that out of all the woods on the market, it apparently lasts longest.





My question is .. does the cedar wood used for butterfly and ladybug houses REPEL the bugs they're made for?





I don't want to make a butterfly house out of cedar only to have all the butterflies in my area flee from it.





Help!





Thanks.|||Have you tried googling it?





I have found tons of sites for ladybug houses.





You might want to try that, type in:





ladybug houses


butterfly houses





and then you can try:


what repels ladybugs


what repels butterflies





and see what ladybugs and butterflies do not like, and then you can decide from there which type of wood to use.








:-)|||Cedar has toxic extractives in it. This is what gives it such a good distinct smell. These extractives make it resistant to molds and fungus as well as insect infestation.





Those many insects may not like them, however it will be different for each insect. Specially if they are not eating the wood.





To be safe I would make it out of another type of wood, you can find cheaper and more workable woods.

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