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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 831724" data-attributes="member: 50197">Well, the insect activity in my backyard wildflower plot is slowly increasing. I was lured out by a black and yellow beetle on a deep purple flower, but he took off as soon as I started shooting, and I only got one poorly focused shot. I looked around before giving up and discovered this harvestman clinging patiently on a flower stem. [ATTACH=full]418044[/ATTACH]The wildflowers are coming along. Not sure how well the native seed mix will attract insects compared to the &quot;pollinator&quot; commercial mix I planted last year. To hedge my bets, I planted one area with the native, and the rest with the same pollinator mix from last year. I also have part of the pollinator patch that I seeded last October, and part that was planted early March.Here's a quick and dirty shot of part of the plot.[ATTACH=full]418045[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 831724, member: 50197"] Well, the insect activity in my backyard wildflower plot is slowly increasing. I was lured out by a black and yellow beetle on a deep purple flower, but he took off as soon as I started shooting, and I only got one poorly focused shot. I looked around before giving up and discovered this harvestman clinging patiently on a flower stem. [ATTACH type="full"]418044[/ATTACH] The wildflowers are coming along. Not sure how well the native seed mix will attract insects compared to the "pollinator" commercial mix I planted last year. To hedge my bets, I planted one area with the native, and the rest with the same pollinator mix from last year. I also have part of the pollinator patch that I seeded last October, and part that was planted early March. Here's a quick and dirty shot of part of the plot. [ATTACH type="full"]418045[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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