Wildlife: Insects, 1 by Chillybean

Chillybean wrote:
I was checking my natives today. Some hardly have any holes in them, like the Ironweed, but I found the Sweet Indian Plantain to be a favorite. Grasshoppers and some unknown yellow/black striped beetle. It looked larger than the cucumber variety, but it wouldn't hold still for a picture. I just hope the plantain survives enough to establish. That's my only concern with the natives, that they can live the first year or two than they should be ok with any future "abuse".

That's neat about your daughter. Some caterpillars are much more interesting to look at than the butterflies. Did she see a lot of variety?

I didn't learn much about natural pest control until after I started planting natives. I do not know a lot yet, but do have some natives planted near the food gardens.

One thing about insects is they are much harder to identify than birds. So often, you cannot ID beyond family. And many do not have common names.

Here is one insect we have here that is not yet identified. A pretty fellow.