4th grade students of “Marin Getaldić” Elementary School and an employee of the Lokrum Reserve built the insect hotel. The Insect Hotel provides beneficial insects with an ideal shelter from low temperatures and adverse conditions during the winter, and a safe habitat for living and breeding during the summer. Beneficial insects help in pollination and reproduction of plants, they are important predators of undesirable species of insects that damage plants and transmit various types of diseases. Dead old trees are also an important habitat for beneficial insects.
The educational workshop "Hotel for insects" is part of the program of activities of the project " Historical Gardens of the Dubrovnik Area”. The project contributes to creating new experiences for visitors and raising their awareness of the need and importance of biodiversity conservation and nature protection.