tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487008455572204543.post5264648960256413649..comments2023-09-27T07:56:19.036-04:00Comments on NYC Gardener: Swallowtail butterfly picks parsley urbangardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00740634666416971300noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487008455572204543.post-48837219909327280732012-11-14T04:37:48.849-05:002012-11-14T04:37:48.849-05:00If you put it in a "green space" with no...If you put it in a "green space" with no parsley, it died. It can't eat just any old green thing. It must have specific plants: Queen Anne's lace, fennel, dill, parsley, rue. They are also blind, so they are pretty helpless if they are taken off the host plant, even if there is other food around. It's hit or miss for them to even find it. Please consider this the next time you see one on your parsley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487008455572204543.post-71509252276682633102012-11-14T04:36:41.027-05:002012-11-14T04:36:41.027-05:00If you put it in a "green space" with no...If you put it in a "green space" with no parsley, it died. It can't eat just any old green thing. It must have specific plants: Queen Anne's lace, fennel, dill, parsley, rue. They are also blind, so they are pretty helpless if they are taken off the host plant, even if there is other food around. It's hit or miss for them to even find it. Please consider this the next time you see one on your parsley.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487008455572204543.post-77853588405194577802012-08-29T10:27:55.739-04:002012-08-29T10:27:55.739-04:00it is amazing how the natural world is so connecte...it is amazing how the natural world is so connected...I have tons of bees visiting my terrace daily...<br />you did the right thing, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com