black and yellow caterpillars
...are all over my parsley. actually, only the stems are left. anyone have
any ideas as to what they are? robin in durham |
black and yellow caterpillars
Black and yellow caterpillars are all over my parsley.
They could be black swallowtail butterfly larvae. See: http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...wallowtail.htm http://www.the-digital-picture.com/P..._15-07-36.aspx http://www.boldts.net/album/BlackSwa...erpillar.shtml http://www.uark.edu/depts/entomolo/museum/blswcat.html Daniel B. Martin |
black and yellow caterpillars
http://www.forestpests.org/southern/Insects/3057064.jpg
It could be an orangestriped oakworm larva (see pic--the stripe appears yellow though its called an orangestripe). We had them last year. The worst part was they left massive amounts of caterpillar fess (poop) all over our deck. The fess looks like tiny mouse droppings. We had so much fess on our deck I thought it was some sort of pollen. If it is these you might want to check any nearby oak trees b/c they can do a lot of damage. Good luck! Oh, and I sprayed my parsley with horticultural oil and it seemed to keep the caterpillars off. Heidi robin wrote: ..are all over my parsley. actually, only the stems are left. anyone have any ideas as to what they are? robin in durham |
black and yellow caterpillars
That's an easy one. They are Monarch Butterfly larvae. They love parsley,
dill, queen anne's lace and fennel. I used to grow bronze fennel just because it was so pretty in my herb garden and the Monarch's were loaded on the plants. Penny NW Raleigh "robin" wrote in message . com... ..are all over my parsley. actually, only the stems are left. anyone have any ideas as to what they are? robin in durham |
black and yellow caterpillars
http://www.geocities.com/wyllz/id205.htm
Here is a picture of monarch butterly larvae. I think they are quite striking! I thought they only ate milkweed b/c it allowed them to absorb a poison that warded off predators? Heidi Penny Morgan wrote: That's an easy one. They are Monarch Butterfly larvae. They love parsley, dill, queen anne's lace and fennel. I used to grow bronze fennel just because it was so pretty in my herb garden and the Monarch's were loaded on the plants. Penny NW Raleigh "robin" wrote in message .com... ..are all over my parsley. actually, only the stems are left. anyone have any ideas as to what they are? robin in durham |
black and yellow caterpillars
ding, ding, ding, ding...we have a winner. black swallowtail butterfly
larvae. they ate 2 parsley plants in no time at all. those plans are beside the birdfeeder on my deck. i look at the birdfeeder lots everyday and didn't notice anything happening ... until there were just parsley stems and the culprits could finally be seen. they're purdy; i like 'em. thanks for all the help. robin "Daniel B. Martin" wrote in message link.net... Black and yellow caterpillars are all over my parsley. They could be black swallowtail butterfly larvae. See: http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...wallowtail.htm http://www.the-digital-picture.com/P..._15-07-36.aspx http://www.boldts.net/album/BlackSwa...erpillar.shtml http://www.uark.edu/depts/entomolo/museum/blswcat.html Daniel B. Martin |
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