Monday, October 18, 2010

Bug update

Just so ya know, my Butterfly Weed has been swarmed by 'yellow oleander aphids.' Ugly, very ugly!
I particularly hate the little black legs. Oh well at least we know. And it wasn't 'yellow brain fungus with legs' but might just as well be.

2 comments:

  1. Our condolences to you and yours. We thought it was truly disgusting. Too ugly for pictures?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hurray for natural predators, and I quote "often oleander aphids become infected with a parasitic wasp. Infected aphids swell, turn brown and die. The wasp cuts a hole in the back of the aphid's abdomen to escape" Oo yeah! Sounds like Alien, eh!!?? Can't wait for their demise.

    ReplyDelete