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Mar 4, 2016 4:29 PM CST
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers hot summers Hummingbirder Birds Bee Lover Bookworm
Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Bromeliad Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Identifier Salvias
At least it's good for fertilizer or to add to your compost! Caterpillars are a major fertilizer of the forest floor. But cleaning up after them is not always so fun. The ones that get me the most are Polydamas and Monarchs and I think it's because their host plants smell so bad. One time at MOSI, I had to tell my boss I just couldn't clean the Polydamas tank because I was so nauseous. I just added new food for them to eat and left them at that.

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