Garden Pests and Diseases: Have 3 young citris trees - been invaded and eaten by the ??, 3 by MaginFl

MaginFl wrote:
A little later but that is definitely a Giant swallow tail buttery in the making. I have a wild lime bush to provide a host plant & food. Sometimes I’d “raise” them in a netted plastic container, large on with sides remove & screening attached. Providing fresh cut wild lime every 2 day. They will spray you with an awful stink if you get too close or irate them. It’s great watch the stages, chrysalis. When they emerge, I let them go. They’re good eater, not monarch good though! Monarch can do some damage on milkweed! Quite a few times I’ve had to hunt down milkweed or they’d starve!