Bee Insect Hotel Structure

• Parasitic insects
By using an insect hotel, parasitic insects are also attracted to make use of the facilities. Cuckoo bees and wasps will lay their eggs within the nests of others in order to provide them with readilly available food upon hatching without the parent insect having to provide for them.
Hotels also attract predatory insects which help control unwanted bugs. Earwigs are for example good to have present in and near fruit trees as they eat the plant lice that may settle on the tree and disturb fruit growth. A terracotta flower pot hung upside-down, filled with bundles of straw or wood wool is an ideal house for earwigs. Ladybirds are easy to cater for by placing many twigs witin an on its side open wooden box to provide many small cavities. Ladybirds prefer to hibernate in larger groups so this will encourage many to settle in one specific place. Isopods have their usefulness as scavengers in the garden. These animals like large gaps between stacked bricks and roof tiles to shelter from rain and hide for predators.
Ready-made insect hotels are also found at garden centers, and particularly ecological and educational conservational centers and organisations.