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Daily eggs laid on our 40 or so plants seem to be disappearing before my eyes. From observation paper wasp numbers seem to be negligible, so can’t blame them. There is the occasional ant, steely blue ladybird and small cockroach, which may be responsible for some loss. What we have a lot of at the moment is flies, thanks to our 3 feathered friends (chickens). A swan plant nearest the chicken run had at least a dozen eggs laid on it a few days ago, but today I could only find one while brushing away the flies that were resting there. Could the flies be eating the eggs???
Anyway, I’ve decided to put my caterpillar castle into action, collecting eggs as soon as they’re laid to raise until they’re reasonable sized caterpillars. I’m hoping to re-release them back onto plants when they’re past this vulnerable stage.
Fly heaven, Hibiscus Coast
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