Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Black Stuff all over leaves, 1 by UniQueTreasures

UniQueTreasures wrote:
I guess I'll need to go back through the aphid photos again to see what to look for.

I'm really glad that the assassin bugs are good guys. I liked them until I thought they were a problem. I haven't been "ugly", but I have been more apt to blast them when watering this past week. I can only imagine what they were thinking because they'd always been "sweetie" before that. I've apologized this afternoon and was rewarded with a beautiful butterfly on my lantana for several minutes. Long enough for me to get about 30 photo shots of it. Don't know exactly what it is at this point. Until I came here, I wouldn't have been interested enough to find out. It's funny how this place makes me want to know more about the world I live in. :-)

BTW, this is the very first time a butterfly has ever hung around long enough for me to photograph him. Isn't he a beaut??!!

Janet