Being interested in native butterflies, you include the native caterpillar host plants of several butterflies in your annual lan
dscape design. You are happy to see that caterpillars and butterflies appear in your yard. However, the butterflies tend to disperse out of our yard. Which of the following could you do to keep the butterflies in your garden? a. ask the neighbors to refrain from planting "butterfly plants" in their yards.
b. place pans of honey solution around your yard to feed the butterflies.
c. use pesticides to kill off predators.
d. introduce native flowering plants the adult butterflies need for nectar, their main food.
e. try to introduce predators of the butterflies.
d. introduce native flowering plants the adult butterflies need for nectar, their main food.
Explanation:
Organisms choose the habitat based on the availability of basic requirements such as food, nutrients, space, etc. in the region. The absence of one or more of these factors makes them choose another habitat. Butterflies feed on nectar made by plants in their flowers. To make the butterflies stay in the landscape, flowering plants adapted to local conditions should be planted. The butterflies would feed on the nectar of these plants and would stay in the landscape.
