Comments on: Be ATTRACTIVE – Planting to Get Their Attention! http://thegerminatrix.com/2011/06/27/be-attractive/ by Ivette Soler Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:17:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: germinatrix http://thegerminatrix.com/2011/06/27/be-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-11639 germinatrix Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:55:15 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=1536#comment-11639 Right on, Jenn! I love the powerful knowledge! The stamen of something made it look to me like there was an "eyebrow" on the butterfly's antennae. Thanks for the links! You are RAD Right on, Jenn! I love the powerful knowledge! The stamen of something made it look to me like there was an “eyebrow” on the butterfly’s antennae. Thanks for the links! You are RAD

]]> By: Jenn http://thegerminatrix.com/2011/06/27/be-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-11638 Jenn Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:27:48 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=1536#comment-11638 Er, raining a bit on the parade - that last shot is a butterfly, one of the 'little blues' This one is similar: http://sci.windwolf.org/crex/bug/bf/cmBluKarn.htm You want a moth to get folks to buy in, try one of the clearwing moths: http://stevecreek.com/broad-bordered-bee-hawk-moth-upclose/ And lastly, a handy chart for telling the players apart! http://insects.about.com/od/learningaboutinsects/a/butterflyormoth.htm Sorry, I just like to get knowledge out there. That's good, right? Fightin' evil and all that? Knowledge is power. Er, raining a bit on the parade – that last shot is a butterfly, one of the ‘little blues’

This one is similar:
http://sci.windwolf.org/crex/bug/bf/cmBluKarn.htm

You want a moth to get folks to buy in, try one of the clearwing moths:

http://stevecreek.com/broad-bordered-bee-hawk-moth-upclose/

And lastly, a handy chart for telling the players apart!
http://insects.about.com/od/learningaboutinsects/a/butterflyormoth.htm

Sorry, I just like to get knowledge out there. That’s good, right? Fightin’ evil and all that? Knowledge is power.

]]> By: expat39520 http://thegerminatrix.com/2011/06/27/be-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-11589 expat39520 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:04:47 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=1536#comment-11589 Germie, it's been so long! I've retired and roamed, had issues and joys. And now I'm going back to my lovely home town where I will have (wait for it)...A GARDEN. Tiny (thank goodness) with mostly sun from the east and south, but I'll figure it out. You've been such a remarkable teacher. Holy moly, it's good be be on this blog again. Germie, it’s been so long! I’ve retired and roamed, had issues and joys. And now I’m going back to my lovely home town where I will have (wait for it)…A GARDEN. Tiny (thank goodness) with mostly sun from the east and south, but I’ll figure it out. You’ve been such a remarkable teacher. Holy moly, it’s good be be on this blog again.

]]> By: Tina http://thegerminatrix.com/2011/06/27/be-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-11588 Tina Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:00:00 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=1536#comment-11588 Amen, sistah! Sing it! Amen, sistah! Sing it!

]]> By: Alice Joyce http://thegerminatrix.com/2011/06/27/be-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-11581 Alice Joyce Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:27:32 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=1536#comment-11581 Dear, sweet Germi, Of course your garden shines when it comes to being attractive, because it takes after you;~D I can't say that I do much observing when bats might be visiting my plot, but now you've made me curious as to whether they're attracted to the big first-ever bloomstalk of my Yucca-like Beschorneria! xo as always, Tendrils Dear, sweet Germi,

Of course your garden shines when it comes to being attractive, because it takes after you;~D

I can’t say that I do much observing when bats might be visiting my plot, but now you’ve made me curious as to whether they’re attracted to the big first-ever bloomstalk of my Yucca-like Beschorneria!
xo
as always,
Tendrils

]]> By: melody http://thegerminatrix.com/2011/06/27/be-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-11580 melody Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:50:42 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=1536#comment-11580 speaking of yucca ... and moths ... the yucca brevifolia has a wildly tumultuous yet symbiotic realtionship with the yucca moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_moth, "Interactions of these organisms range from obligate mutualism to commensalism to outright antagonism." sounds like the stuff romance novels are made of. speaking of yucca … and moths … the yucca brevifolia has a wildly tumultuous yet symbiotic realtionship with the yucca moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_moth, “Interactions of these organisms range from obligate mutualism to commensalism to outright antagonism.” sounds like the stuff romance novels are made of.

]]> By: Frederique Lavoipierre http://thegerminatrix.com/2011/06/27/be-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-11579 Frederique Lavoipierre Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:30:21 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=1536#comment-11579 I love to attract wildlife to my garden too, and share a fondness for moths - I love that you call them 'butterflies of the night' - but that photo sure looks like a butterfly! Check out the antennae. I love to attract wildlife to my garden too, and share a fondness for moths – I love that you call them ‘butterflies of the night’ – but that photo sure looks like a butterfly! Check out the antennae.

]]> By: Nicole http://thegerminatrix.com/2011/06/27/be-attractive/comment-page-1/#comment-11577 Nicole Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:52:12 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=1536#comment-11577 Lovely pics and critters. I have lots of bumblebee, wasp and honeybee action in my new garden. The calabaza squash vines are loving it, we have at least 20 calabazas on the vines right now! Lovely pics and critters. I have lots of bumblebee, wasp and honeybee action in my new garden. The calabaza squash vines are loving it, we have at least 20 calabazas on the vines right now!

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