wind getting you down?

[racketman]

try a visit to your local Horse Chestnut:

http://www.uksafari.com/fatalattraction.htm

they ain't going anywhere!

[johnkermit1]

thanks for the link Toby.
very interesting fact about the Horse Chestnut. seems like a good place to find some bugs hanging out...lol - seems like a sticky situation.

[LordV]

I get the same thing with some of my rhododendrons :)- come to think of it we used to call them sticky buds as kids (horse chestnuts that is)
Brian V.

[racketman]

well I remembered this advice and checked a Chestnut that hadn't opened its leaves yet (most had) and found this poor moth (looked like a fly to the naked eye):

http://www.pbase.com/image/95499125/original.jpg

crop

http://www.pbase.com/image/95499187/original.jpg

40D MPE MT-24

[racketman]

http://www.pbase.com/image/95542596.jpg