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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
Monarchs and milkweed
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<blockquote data-quote="Digger" data-source="post: 304715" data-attributes="member: 6853"><p>I set up Butterfly bushes last year to attract feeders. That particular species of plant (or numerous species) did a terrific job luring various types of butterfly and bee. I won't harvest bees for mantis food (as we all know, something's up with the honeybee population), but captured lots of Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) butterflies, a fairly small species which my mantids loved. Picture below. Even though Monarchs and Tiger Swallowtails are far from endangered, I find them too large for most of my pets.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.symbitech.com/mantids/skipper-butterfly.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This is the type of plant I bought (most larger nurseries carry them) which worked so well:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.symbitech.com/mantids/buddleia-blue-heaven2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Digger, post: 304715, member: 6853"] I set up Butterfly bushes last year to attract feeders. That particular species of plant (or numerous species) did a terrific job luring various types of butterfly and bee. I won't harvest bees for mantis food (as we all know, something's up with the honeybee population), but captured lots of Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) butterflies, a fairly small species which my mantids loved. Picture below. Even though Monarchs and Tiger Swallowtails are far from endangered, I find them too large for most of my pets. [IMG]http://www.symbitech.com/mantids/skipper-butterfly.jpg[/IMG] This is the type of plant I bought (most larger nurseries carry them) which worked so well: [IMG]http://www.symbitech.com/mantids/buddleia-blue-heaven2.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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Monarchs and milkweed
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