This phrase means that someone or something eats plant shoots and leaves, and can also be interpreted as a humorous example of how punctuation changes the meaning of a sentence.
2025-04-18 00:00
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In gardens and cultivated landscapes, certain plants are deliberately selected to attract specific caterpillars, such as swamp milkweed or butterfly weed (for monarchs) and parsley (for black swallowtails), which are just as appealing as their adult forms that will hopefully emerge later on. Dr. Doug Tallamy at
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