[Ctleps-l] Don't deadhead Rue!

[Emmayct at cs.com]

For the last three days I've had a female Giant Swallowtail in the yard 
laying eggs on my two big Rue plants.She is very picky about where she lays 
eggs.

Her preference is the Rue seedpods..even if they are somewhat dried.

Secondly, she prefers the flower petals.

So don't deadhead your Rue. 

I have collected about 12 new eggs and have 2 mid-instar cats at the moment.

I also have a female Black Swallowtail who just loves the Rue. More eggs 
than I could collect to raise.

Maryann Nazarchyk  Niantic</HTML>