Xerophloea have been moved to a locally nonnative malvaceous plant cutting, which they accepted. Willow and dodder were on the other hand not considered suitable hosts. No signs of oviposition from either yet.
Monday, July 21, 2025
Hopper updates
One of the Dictyssa was female as I suspected! Caught it sticking eggs into willow leaves (strangely not in the midrib, in the sides) tonight. Also note that the egg is external (as opposed to being invisible embedded in the plant tissue):
Xerophloea have been moved to a locally nonnative malvaceous plant cutting, which they accepted. Willow and dodder were on the other hand not considered suitable hosts. No signs of oviposition from either yet.
Xerophloea have been moved to a locally nonnative malvaceous plant cutting, which they accepted. Willow and dodder were on the other hand not considered suitable hosts. No signs of oviposition from either yet.
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