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 in the UF… 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 enough to allow… Read More

Category: Horticulture

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

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