{"id":32035,"date":"2024-04-04T18:46:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=32035"},"modified":"2024-04-04T19:38:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:38:32","slug":"early-spring-moths-and-sallow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=32035","title":{"rendered":"Early spring moths and sallow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The end of March this year was mild with little frost.\u00a0 I was surprised to find the first flowering sallow \/ selje (Salix caprea<\/em>) on 19th March and by the end of the month some larger trees were in full flower providing much needed food for a myriad of insects include wild bees, bumble bees and most of the 13 moth species shown below, all of which were photographed in my garden at the end of March, attracted by a moth trap. In turn, birds are attracted to the insect feast and some also feed on the nectar directly.<\/p>\n

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