Tag: Butterfly Gardening

4-H Alert! Fall Herbs are a Black Swallowtail’s Delight

Posted: November 8, 2013

All of you 4-H members with fall herb gardens: Would you be willing to sacrifice your apiaceous herbs to the Black Swallowtail Caterpillar? Busily devouring dill and fennel, the lime green, black striped caterpillars… Read More

Category: 4-H & Youth

Tags: 4-H Science, Animal Sciences, Black Swallowtail, Butterfly Gardening, Food and Nutrition, Panhandle 4-H, Plant Sciences

Look Out for Black Swallowtail Larvae in the Fall Herb Garden

by Matthew Orwat

Posted: October 21, 2013

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Busily devouring dill and fennel, the lime green, black striped caterpillars in the UF IFAS Extension Washington County Office have quickly become a popular attraction. It is fortunate that the South’s climate is warm… Read More

Category: Horticulture

Tags: Black Swallowtail, Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Fall 2013, Panhandle Gardening

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