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Attracting Eastern Black Swallowtails the Native Way

Posted Vonda on July 12, 2020

There is a lot of information out there about attracting Eastern Black Swallowtails with host plants in the carrot family like carrots, parsley, dill, and fennel. Sometimes the invasive Queen Anne's lace is mentioned. However, none of these plants are native. The Eastern Black Swallowtail is a native butterfly, so what did caterpillars eat before we brought our garden plants across the ocean?

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