Subject: Re: Helping to Save Butterflies
From: dsew@packrat.aml.arizona.edu (David Sewell)
Organization: Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona
Date: 5 Jan 1998 18:48:41 GMT
Message-ID: <MOD$980105.9576@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$980103.28185@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
In article <MOD$980103.28185@rec.gardens.ecosystems>,
>I recently read an article about the diminishing populations of butterflies.
>Is it shirking the birds to plant an entire garden around the needs of
>butterflies? I know about the current bird-garden movement, but won't I help
>wildlife by helping to boost butterfly populations as well?
>
>Can someone suggest a good book to start with?
For anyone living in the desert Southwest, a good (and inexpensive)
recent booklet is "Desert Butterfly Gardening", published by SASI and
the Arizona Native Plant Society; info available at
<http://www.azstarnet.com/~anps/pubs/pubs.html>.
DS