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#275982 - 04/22/09 04:14 PM Hummingbirds & Hawkmoths
KeithP Offline
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Registered: 04/21/09
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Loc: Long Island, NY; U.S.
I had Red,Pink, & White Petunias one year, and Hummingbirds loved them! Hawkmoths (adult hornworm) liked the white ones too!

Tomato Hornworm (before)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/222/491328646_0c09b6e95f.jpg?v=0
Tomato Hawkmoth (after) And yes, they actually are important pollinators for deep, bell shaped plants (like Petunias)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/90/216571319_79a42d83c6.jpg?v=0

Edited by KeithP (04/22/09 04:19 PM)
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#309740 - 03/11/10 09:03 AM Re: Hummingbirds & Hawkmoths [Re: KeithP]
KeithP Offline
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Registered: 04/21/09
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Loc: Long Island, NY; U.S.
Sometimes hornworms are born black, but 99% of the time they are green. Pretty cool looking!
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#309742 - 03/11/10 09:44 AM Re: Hummingbirds & Hawkmoths [Re: KeithP]
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Purl One
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I think they are creepy looking and I do NOT like what they do to my plants!
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#309783 - 03/11/10 12:58 PM Re: Hummingbirds & Hawkmoths [Re: plants 'n pots]
KeithP Offline
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Loc: Long Island, NY; U.S.
Funny thing is the moths of them are important pollinators, they drink nectar from same plants hummingbirds do.
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#309789 - 03/11/10 01:46 PM Re: Hummingbirds & Hawkmoths [Re: KeithP]
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Purl One
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Yes I know, but the wasps that lay their eggs on them are pests around here. When that happens the caterpillar doesn't even have a chance to develop into moths.
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#309831 - 03/12/10 04:58 AM Re: Hummingbirds & Hawkmoths [Re: plants 'n pots]
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I don't like them either.
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