Hot property has propped up along the Bug Rug site at Kororoit Creek, with the creation of five new bug hotels.
Friends of Kororoit Creek president Jessica Gerger said the planet is experiencing an insect decline and these hotel sites can provide a habitat to encourage population growth.
“We hope to see native bees and other critters move in – but any insect is welcome as long as it doesn’t get too rowdy and disturb the other guests,” she said.
Students from Braybrook College have also been recruited to help conduct a baseline survey of the hotels population.
Ms Gerger said the team at FOKC worked alongside sculptor Mike Nicholls to create the little rooms for local insects to live in.
“Mike expertly carved the logs with his trusty chainsaw. He calculated which direction the holes needed to face to protect them from the elements and what angle they should be drilled in to stop them filling with water,” she said.
Ms Gerger said the project was a generous group effort with support from Landcare Australia, Manheim Auctions Australia, Development Victoria, BMD Group, LUMA Estate and Melbourne Water.
FOKC are brainstorming bug-pun hotel names such as ‘The Critz’ and ‘The Four Beesons’, and are encouraging locals to send in their suggestions.
