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Plethora of Predators

9 years ago

I'm wondering what is going on. Preying mantis babies running here and there, assassin bugs{{gwi:9241}}, spiders, wasps are starting to come out. I watched both a spider and assassin bug{{gwi:9241}} combing every leaf. I left some of the Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars on the vine because I could not feed then all. They have disappeared.

No wonder we aren't seeing a lot of butterflies.

This post was edited by runmede on Tue, Jun 17, 14 at 8:21

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bernergrrl
9 years ago
Hmmm..wonder if we all should plant cabbage or something like that guaranteed to get lots of caterpillars from moths, etc to keep those "beneficials" busy and away from our caterpillars?

Sounds like eventually those predators won't have a food source for much longer, or maybe the birds will start to find some of the spiders, etc and eat them.
runmede
Original Author
9 years ago
I planted nasturtiums. They also host cabbage whites and aphids.
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