Re: hummingbirds

I don't know which moths you are talking about, Karen, but we get those huge ones that look like hummers. They love the datura and the moon flowers at night. It is my understanding that they are grown up tomato worms or tobacco worms. The only thing they do is polinate those great night blooming flowers and lay more eggs. I like them enough to pick off the one or two tomato worms I get.
zem
zone 7
West TN

----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Fernsler" <kmwos@korora.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] hummingbirds


Does anyone get the Hummingbird clearwing moths too?
If so, are they bad?  I can't find any source that seems to think
so, which would be nice because I find them bootifa!! (beautiful)

On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 09:13:02AM -0500, Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
They are bright little critters! LOL!!! They apparently know from whence
their nectar comes.

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Aplfgcnys@aol.com
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 7:38 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] hummingbirds

Mine usually show up when the bright coral azalea outside my dining-room
window] comes into bloom. I hang pots of cherry tomatoes in the breezeway,
and have been surprised to see that they just love the tomato blossoms. The
feeder hangs beside the screen porch behind the garage, and whenever I go in
there for something they come and fuss at me to get out of their space - but
don't seem to mind when I am refilling the feeder.
Auralie - NY Zone5


In a message dated 03/09/2006 10:57:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,
holmesbm@usit.net writes:
I have bee balm and usually plant zinnias so I'll have to be more observant
to see if there are things they like that I just haven't noticed.
Bonnie ETN Zone 7

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