i was taking some pics of this little plant i've got and look what landed i've kept this in a tiny pot just to see what would happen really, its showing female preflowers - so all going well i might get a whole joint out of it! its the same age as the plants behind, so you can see the difference pot size makes!
Butterfly's are neat to observe, but they can be very destructive. Not the butterfly's themselves, but their larva (caterpillar's). As a general rule: -Butterfly's are less destructive than moths. -Moths rest with their wings outstretched, butterfly's with their wings together. -Butterfly's fly more than moths. -Moth's--both adult and caterpillars--have a larger size range than butterfly's. Some moth larva are HUGE (like tomato hornworms and what they become, sphynix moths). Moth larva can devestate a garden in just a few days.
i didn't even think about that i don't remember there being so many of them last year, but this years theres loads about what do the larva do, eat the plants? should i have a look around see if they've laid anything, and if so, what am i looking for?!
Yes, the caterpillar's eat plants. To be safe, examine the leaves top and bottom, looking for anything foriegn. The pic you posted is of a butterfly, and is probably harmless. I occasionally find small tree frog's in my garden that squeeze in through the floor vent. I always take them outside. Not because they harm plants, in fact they are quite beneficial to outdoor plants because they eat bugs. But in my growroom the cute little feller's would stave to death cause there are almost NEVER any plant-eating bugs that get in. Spider's are also good. If my outdoor garden doesn't have very many spiders, I take some off of other plants and put them in my pot patch. And make sure I remove any egg cases when I manicure. Lady bugs are good because they eat aphids. Praying mantises are bad; they eat anything, even benefical bugs.
That there was a neat picture. Pretty healthy lookin grow once again ekul le chet. tie caterpillars are easily plucked by hand by the way- outdoors they can be a menace though.
