Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 27, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
I don't intentionally plant for the EBST, but I have some seeds I need to start. So many plants, so little space. In good news, my ladybug eggs hatched and I put them outside where I found them. I went to check them out this afternoon, but I couldn't find them. I did however, find these guys (see pic below) in the same vicinity! I must have a lot of aphids in my oak trees or in my tillandsias. Or maybe the ladybugs just like the tillandsias, although I've never seen them there before. I'd go looking for aphids, but I'll just trust that they're in there somewhere. Bromeliads are really good for wildlife. I've got native anoles for the first time ever (along with the Cuban anoles). I wish I could get rid of the Cuban tree frogs, but I smash them every time I see them (they eat native lizards and frogs). It's like I have this whole ecosystem in my bromeliad garden.