However, creation of habitats that need active human intervention to maintain is not ideal, because that leaves everyone subject to your whim and ability to follow through with that maintenance. You have way too much power in that situation so please relinquish it!
Plant more plants that insects thrive in. Understand what kind of creatures and lifeforms thrive in your environment.
Plants that can mutually support insects and other lifeforms are better homes and food sources than us. I.e.: rather than leaving out food and constructing homes you need to clean/fix periodically, it is better to let plants grow which insects would choose for homes and food on their own.Plants eat sunshine and water and thrive best in particular types of soils. Pick the plants that are best suited to conditions of your locale. Then, leave them be. Then, don't fuck with them. No pesticides. No traps.
Pictures and information about types of insect traps to come.
Everyday carry: notebook and pen, field guide, hand lens, red light for illumination after sundown. Record what insects you see and what they are doing. If possible, go at a regular time and visit the same places. If you can't identify an insect, describe what they look like or draw a picture.Insects make fantastic subjects of photography, especially if you have a good macrolens! I would like to share some of my own pictures soon. HOWEVER, getting an in-focus picture, the right angle, etc. is worth far less than the insect's peace. Don't pester them to the point they have to leave! They don't like nosy and insistent camerapeople in their faces!!
Print zines, make your own zines, leave them in little free libraries. Create a shrine to an insect. Signage ideas to come
Hoverfly lagoons, mason bee houses, earwig hotels, bumblebee pots, and beetle banks... links and descriptions to come
Resources for DIY-ing things: