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Last season I ramped up my brugmansia hybridizing efforts using brugmansias with mutant and deeply serrated foliage.  The results of those...

Fred's Garden Blog

After a nearly five year hiatus, Fred's Garden Blog is back! Now you can enjoy and experience the gardening exploits and adventures of Fred in his quest to hybridize brugmansia and keep his jungle and nursery under control.

Sommer Gardens / Tuesday, July 26, 2011 / Categories: Garden Pests

Mayflies invade my Brugmansia

The Mayflies were just out in force.  This time they started taking a liking to my Brugmansia Jungle.  I captured this solo mayfly resting on one of my Angel Trumpet blooms.

mayflyonabrug.jpgAnyone who lives near a body of fresh water is certainly familiar with mayflies.  They appear by the millions several times each year.  They are attracted to light at night and only live a couple of days.  The road in front of my house was covered solid with mayflies below each street light.  Thank goodness they do not eat plants or else my brugs would be devastated right now.

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