White ZZ plants are not exactly “White” but have a tint of yellow and white on the leaves, which makes them appear very different from the regular green and rare black types.
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If you’ve ever been swarmed by tiny, annoying flies while golfing, fishing, or even whengardening, you’re probably familiar with black flies. “Black flies are stout-bodied flies which are closely related to mosquitoes,” says entomologist Elmer Gray, director of theUniversity of Georgia Black Fly Research and Resource Center, the only black fly colony in the world. “Their intense swarming activity around your head and face creates a significant nuisance if you’re trying to enjoy the outdoors.”
Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are about 2 to 4 millimeters in size with humped backs and a shiny black, tan, or greenish body. The larval stage develops in the flowing water of rivers and streams before they emerge as adults, says Elmer. Depending on the species and where you live, there may be one or more generations produced each year, typically in spring and sometimes in early summer and fall.
Black fliescan travel for miles and can be found anywhere there are running streams or rivers nearby, even in urban areas. They are attracted to hosts by smell, heat, and sight. Female flies feed on nectar but require a blood meal to lay eggs, while males feed only on nectar. Many species that bite people are found in northern parts of the country, while species found in the South often are more of a swarming nuisance, says Gray.
You may not see many of these pests in some years; in other years, it’s nearly impossible
White ZZ plants are not exactly “White” but have a tint of yellow and white on the leaves, which makes them appear very different from the regular green and rare black types.
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Oxalis triangularis, also known as false shamrock, is an eye-catching bulbous perennial that makes an excellent and long-lived house plant. Bold, dramatic foliage in shades of dark purple to wine-red creates a striking contrast to blush-white flowers borne in summer. The leaves are three-lobed, hence the name of shamrock which it resembles, though is not actually related to. Oxalis triangularis is native to from Brazil. Its leaves have extra fascination because they open during the day and close at night.
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