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2018-05-07

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2018/05/07

        Ta Ya Group volunteers continue to participate with the habitat construction at Gangweigou Creek detention pond. Following the Butterfly Vegetation Planting Employee Family Day on March 17th, the construction of the “insect hotel” beside Erren River Story House took place in the morning of the 6th. It hopes to provide insects with a better breeding environment, achieving an ecological balance.

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        Early morning on Sunday, nearly 50 Ta Ya Group employees and family members gathered at Erren River Story House by the Gangweigou Creek detention pond. An inspection of the vegetation planted in March was done first, along with a cleaning event. Many yellow sages were already blooming, a marvelous sight. With the improvement of the detention pond ecology, many foreign workers came to fish and barbecue, but also left some trash. The volunteers picked up the trash along the way, separated them into recyclable and non-recyclable piles. The environmental restoration process took approximately one hour. Some smoldering charcoals were found in the grass, good thing they were discovered early.
        After returning to the Erren River Story House, Wetlands Taiwan explained the reason and method of the Insect Hotel construction. Wetlands Taiwan expressed that the insect hotel originated from England’s “wild honey bee box”. Researchers realized the boxes were beneficial for both observation and wild honey bee protection. This led to the gradual development of the insect hotels in Europe. The hotels must be constructed based on the characteristics of different insects in order to increase the occupancy rate. The construction of this insect hotel consisted of unpreserved spruce boards as the main structure, filled with dry grass, bamboo leaves, branches, and decaying leaves. The construction principle was to be sturdy and lasting without using chemical agents.
        The volunteers were divided into four groups. The stronger ones were responsible to wood cutting and nailing while the rest were in charge of cutting branches or location scouting. After 8 blocks were constructed, they were brought to suitable locations with the materials for assembly. The volunteers were creative to create unique habitats and signed each of them. They hope to attract insects to live here. If the occupancy rate is over 80%, the volunteers are happy to construct more hotels.
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