Polkadot Wasp Moth or Oleander Moth lays Eggs

bugman

August 10th, 2006 at 12:00 am

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Oleander Moth Laying Eggs
Hi Bugman, I forgot to put a subject last time and thought you might think it was spam. Have a great night! Sincerely,
Audrey
Hi There,
Thank you for all the hard work you do on this site. Last year I had caterpillars that wear chowing down on my Oleander so I picked them all off and douced it with insecticide. Never will I do that again; no pesticide in my garden! It’s strange that as I have become more and more interested in gardening, I don’t want to kill any bugs because we all have some sort of function, right? Anyway, I later found out from your website it was the Oleander Moth (common name) and they are incredibly beautiful. Many people plant Milkweed for butterflies to devour so we should let the Oleander Moth do the same. Yesterday in the late afternoon I had the pleasure of watching a beautiful mother while she was laying eggs on my plant. I look forward to the little babies devouring my Oleander if even to catch a glimpse of their natural beauty. The date on the pic say 2005 because every time I turn my camera on it asks for the date and I just hit enter. But rest assured, the pic are from yesterday. Thanks for the great information, time and dedication it takes to run such a wonderful site as yours. Sincerely,
Audrey Ruthkowski; Realtor
Palm Coast, FL

Hi Audrey,
You must know us well. We frequently delete emails without subject lines because it is our experience that if the querant is too lazy to put in a subject line, other necessary information is also lacking. Turns out it is just not worth our while to open those emails, usually. Thank you so much for your gorgeous photo. We are thrilled that your garden is now insecticide free.