Comments on: The Year of the Sphingidae – Pollination https://nationalmothweek.org/2015/06/25/the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination Exploring Nighttime Nature Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: Linda https://nationalmothweek.org/2015/06/25/the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination/#comment-206192 Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:05:00 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=7553#comment-206192 I disagree with your comment that hawk moths do not pollinate food crops. I observed one the other night in my raspberries doing a very complete survey to ensure all fruit was set. There is no lack of other flowers for it to choose but it stayed on the berry bushes.

]]> By: Mike Hills https://nationalmothweek.org/2015/06/25/the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination/#comment-186707 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 00:41:27 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=7553#comment-186707 Love these moths and the interesting plants they pollinate. I grow Datura plants for my own enjoyment and to attract Sphinx Moths to my garden.

]]> By: Nicole Adams https://nationalmothweek.org/2015/06/25/the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination/#comment-186705 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 22:54:50 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=7553#comment-186705 What specific flowers do you recommend? I live in Robertson County, TN. Thanks.

]]> By: max https://nationalmothweek.org/2015/06/25/the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination/#comment-186541 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 01:20:12 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=7553#comment-186541 In reply to Elena.

What many people don’t realize is that the despised tobacco hornworm(I grew up calling them tomato worms) which many a gardener kills on sight, is the caterpillar of the hawkmoth. So, if you’ve a garden, and the tomato worms are a munching on your ‘mater leaves, take heart, for they are just baby hawkmoths.

]]> By: Elena https://nationalmothweek.org/2015/06/25/the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination/#comment-186538 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 21:49:56 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=7553#comment-186538 In reply to TerryDarc.

What a nice memory. Rackety is such a good description 🙂

]]> By: Elena https://nationalmothweek.org/2015/06/25/the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination/#comment-186537 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 21:49:07 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=7553#comment-186537 In reply to Gerald Wilgus.

It’s always a great treat to see a hawkmoth in action!

]]> By: TerryDarc https://nationalmothweek.org/2015/06/25/the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination/#comment-186531 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 18:46:25 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=7553#comment-186531 70 years ago in southern Oregon, I loved going outside summer nights and one of the treats were the giant hawkmoths. I didn’t learn they were pollinators until much later but they were wondrous, hovering rackety creations of nature.

]]> By: This week in science: hot crab and warm jellies - Exploring the News https://nationalmothweek.org/2015/06/25/the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination/#comment-186529 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 14:06:41 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=7553#comment-186529 […] Move over bees, meet the hawkmoths! […]

]]> By: Gerald Wilgus https://nationalmothweek.org/2015/06/25/the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination/#comment-186528 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:52:48 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=7553#comment-186528 Love these little critters. Have a lot of native plants in our gardens and enjoy seeing them forage.

]]> By: This week in science: hot crab and warm jellies - LiberalVoiceLiberalVoice — Your source for everything about liberals and progressives! — News and tweets about everything liberals and progressives https://nationalmothweek.org/2015/06/25/the-year-of-the-sphingidae-pollination/#comment-186527 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:10:45 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=7553#comment-186527 […] Move over bees, meet the hawkmoths! […]

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