Question
I am growing Italian Parsley in my vegetable garden outside. It has done very well and is full of leaves.  I noticed several weeks ago there are white dots on tips of every point of every leaf.  Is it infected?  Is this the eggs of the Swallowtail butterfly?  If so, how could it possibly infect every leaf of that many parsley plants.  I am afraid to harvest it, but am disappointed because it was such a good crop and looks extemely heathy otherwise.  Thank you!

Answer
Amy:
The white finding may be the swallow tail butterfly. It loves parsley & dill. Harvest affected leaves & clean with 1 tablespoon of garlic oil or vinegar to a qt.of water. Go to web site "gardens alive.com" for organic pesticides for the butterfly or anything else. Mention this to them.

Leroy