Sep 1, 2017
Black-eyed peas are swarming with insect life - particularly many types of wasps. They come for the nectar secreted at the base of the pea pods by the extrafloral nectaries, which means the glands that are still pumping out nectar after the flowers disappear. While I walk slowly and carefully around the wasps, I'm glad they are there to keep some of the garden pests under control. In the words of Mary J Blige: "Don't need no hateration, holleration, in this nectary. Let's get it pollinatin', while you're waiting, so just dance for me." #nectary #extrafloralnectaries #nectar #dancerie #hateration #beneficialwasp #beneficialinsects #blackeyedpeas #fagiolinadeltrasimeno (at Delaware County, Pennsylvania)
