"The eggs, pupae and caterpillars are in your garden year-round, and a lot of birds rely on them for food." Any decrease in butterflies also means other insects, ones that aren't as charismatic or ...

Box tree moth larvae and webbing. Box tree moths overwinter as larvae. Once temperatures rise, overwintering larvae emerge and typically begin feeding in March, continuing until they pupate in ...

2. Encourage habitats – ivy is host to overwintering insect pupae, spiders and beetles. The yellow flowers it produces in the autumn provide a meal of pollen and nectar to insects at a time when other ...