tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post7245935172091706615..comments2023-11-19T19:10:02.041-05:00Comments on Back Yard Organic Vegetables: One of the Reasons I Grow Organic Vegetables...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-52787771238269058882010-10-28T11:53:45.370-04:002010-10-28T11:53:45.370-04:00The thanks go to Sybil. She correctly identified t...The thanks go to Sybil. She correctly identified them as Swallowtails. I had 17 on my carrot tops at one time. I put bird netting over the plants and I guess they all went to where they were going. Only one was left, and he was dead. The yellow jackets and wasps cleaned him up for me.<br /><br />Please note that Veggie PAK is a guy, not a gal. Oops! We all make mistakes. My wife said I made one just the other day...Veggie PAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250455377130668508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-64254538416500477062010-10-28T09:10:53.709-04:002010-10-28T09:10:53.709-04:00I grew fennel this year. After I pulled the nastru...I grew fennel this year. After I pulled the nastrutiums out of the pot they shared, the caterpillars you pictured turned up on my fennel and ate it to the bone. I had no idea what they were. Thank you for the information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-50424756779416338462010-10-26T09:59:17.088-04:002010-10-26T09:59:17.088-04:00Great info! Thanks for clearing up the identifica...Great info! Thanks for clearing up the identification of these caterpillars. I'll be watching for them to flutter by this spring and summer.Veggie PAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250455377130668508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-35220261917415453972010-10-24T21:50:51.324-04:002010-10-24T21:50:51.324-04:00Hey, gal - you've got Eastern Tiger Swallowtai...Hey, gal - you've got Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillars! I love those butterflies. The key is the bright yellow and the fact that they are eating umbelliferous plants like dill, parslety, carrots, fennel, etc. Monarchs, bless them, only eat milkweed. That's it. I hope you got to see the Swallowtail butterflies - they are gorgeous!CyberSybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196292588008124233noreply@blogger.com