Re: Speaking of oleanders
I am curious what you refer to by 'caterpillar food'. What kind of caterpillar
eats oleander? The only pest I see out here in the Central Valley is the yellow
aphid. Oleanders are beginning to spread along the Sacramento River below
Shasta Dam, and look as if they have the potential to be yet another invasive
riparian plant. Maybe we need this caterpillar to help keep them in check.
(Not that I hate oleander--they are a fine ornamental as long as they "know
their place")
Gary Matson Far northern California
"T.L.Miller" wrote:
> On 5/8/99 7:19 PM Charles Butler (chb@interlog.com) said:
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> >They also line the highway medians with oleanders in the south of Spain
> >(where it hardly rains at all, except when it floods). They are very
> >effective at slowing down out-of-control vehicles as was proven last year
> >when I was rear-ended in a failed pass attempt on the freeway outside of
> >Cordoba by someone who didn't quite get the equation right - small
> >vehicle, nearby, moving slowly or large one, further away, etc. Needless to
> >say, I was the former.
>
> Oleanders (caterpillar food) are commonly used in the medians of our
> Florida highways. We have a white, a lt pink and a dk pink. In Sicily
> last summer, I was very surprised to see other colors.
>
> Tom Miller
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