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| Something was munching our spinach and for the life of me I couldn't figure it out.
Was going to grab some pics this morning and post a question to the forum asking for help. Well, thanks anyways ;), I found the culprit and mooshed him. LOL THE DAMAGE:
HIS LAST MEAL:
THE NOW DEAD CULPRIT:
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- Posted by lazygardens PhxAZ: Sunset 13 (My Page) on Fri, May 21, 10 at 20:29
| With that much damage on those plants, you have more than one caterpillar. |
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- Posted by mangledmind (My Page) on Fri, May 21, 10 at 23:15
| lazygardens, please don't say that ... it took me a couple weeks to find that one ... was hoping he was just hungry :) |
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- Posted by mangledmind 9B (My Page) on Sat, May 22, 10 at 12:15
| found some more this morning on the spinach and our turnips. ugh |
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| BT works wonders. Harmless to humans and pets :) |
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- Posted by lazygardens PhxAZ: Sunset 13 (My Page) on Sun, May 23, 10 at 12:08
| BT - also prevents butterflies by killing their larvae. I had very few problems with caterpillars in the bed that was covered by bird netting: the common moths and butterflies couldn't get through the mesh to lay eggs on the plants. |
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- Posted by grant_in_arizona USDA Z9 Scottsdale, (My Page) on Mon, May 24, 10 at 21:46
| Ugh, sorry to see the damage. I'd be tempted by Bt as well since you've probably already got a bunch of these (sorry), but I like Lazy's idea of some netting on your next crop. Let us know what you do and how it works out. Great pics as usual by the way. Good luck! |
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