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Re: Butterfly feeder
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Jerry J Bromenshenk <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 13 Jun 1994 09:47:36 -0600
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The answer is in the design of the feeder.  Butterflies can reach into
deeper flowers than bees, simply design the feeder like a hummingbird feeder with an
access tube scaled to the size of butterfly rather than bee mouthparts.
 
Jerry Bromenshenk
University of Montana
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