Item number: 8711731013260 View all from ECOstyle > View more: Bees > Large insect hotel by EcoStyle Many insects are very useful to humans and the environment; they pollinate flowers and ensure ecological balance by controlling harmful insects. These beneficial insects also play an important role in the ecological cycle, even in the garden! Butterflies, ladybugs, mason bees, lacewings, digger wasps, and wild bees take up residence here. Disrupting the natural habitat of wild bee species and lacewings, for example, has significantly reduced the number of natural nesting and hibernation sites. The Insect Hotel offers beneficial insects a nesting and resting place in the summer, and serves as a suitable wintering quarters in the winter. The beneficial insects nest according to their needs in one of the various "chambers." Made of 100% FSC wood. Product specifications Insect Hotel - Large Item description Insect Hotel - Large Item number 8711731013260 Color Wood/Bamboo Material Wood Country of origin Netherlands Dimensions: 29 x 51 x 10 cm Weight: approx. 4 kg Made of FSC wood Instructions for use: The insect hotel should be hung in a sunny spot, sheltered from wind and rain, preferably at knee height. The front of the insect hotel is best facing south, southwest or southeast. The idea is to leave the insect hotel standing or hanging during the winter, otherwise beneficial insects will be driven out of their nest prematurely. Do not paint or varnish this insect hotel, as the smell will repel insects.