August in the Garden View this post on Instagram A pest to some, this bird dropping shaped caterpillar of the giant swallowtail, Papilio cresphontes, happily chomping down on one of my citrus trees is a welcome sight for me! Over the years I've shared caterpillars with a friend who had more host plants than I did but often times we let them happily munch away. This year we finally have a Hercules Club, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, we will plant in the ground when it cools off in the autumn to add as a secondary and eventually main host plant for the caterpillars we find in the yard.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #giatnswallowtail #orangedogcaterpillar #rutaceae #lepidoptera #gardeningforwildlife #gardenpodcast #naturepodcast #houstongarden #texasgarden A post shared by Misti Little (@thegardenpathpodcast) on Aug 28, 2020 at 6:30am PDT http://www.thegardenpathpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TGPP_AugustGarden_09012020.mp3 Download August Garden 2020 Show Notes +Late August Pollinators (and Friends) +A Brush with a Saddleback +August Insects
