Re: [GSAS-Member] Butterflies... local creatures to raise

["Betty Goetz" <haika@drizzle.com>]

Erik: I agree and I was thinking what you wrote. As a kid, I had my insect
jar zoo and I think that was part of growing up to be a biologist. By the
way, I have ladybugs inside this winter (not on purpose) and they have
helped keep the aphids on the hibiscus under control. I think they came
inside with the hibiscus in the fall since they were out on the deck.

Betty Goetz

> On Mon, 9 Mar 2009, matt kaufman wrote:
>
>> Please, leave the amphibians alone. Don't raise butterflies. Let them do
>> what they're designed to do.
>
> Couldn't one say the exact same thing about wild-collecting fish?
>
> The kid is already learning about invasives with things like our frogs --
> he knows that if what we got were bullfrogs, then we can't let em go.
> He's learned firsthand that we can't keep a pet ladybug in the house
> because there's no food supply in the form of aphids this time of year.
> We're probably going to grow a bunch of butterfly-friendly plants in the
> front yard to attract species.  But heck yeah, we'll raise them.  There's
> something really cool about seeing the whole process firsthand.
>
>    - Erik
>
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