Caterpillar Manufacturing

Remember that pesticide use will harm your insect population and pollinators are in such a fragile situation, if you can keep from using them on your property, you;ll be helping the environment.

The mental image of this horde invading my precious plumeria patch did away with my usual peaceful nature. Plumeria!The sample, safely enclosed in a Ziploc baggie, was presented to me by a couple who had recently moved to our neighborhood, and with whom...

Butterflies prefer a sunny spot that is protected from the wind. Unfortunately, they (butterflies and caterpillars) also become food for hungry birds, reptiles and other insects. Within weeks, they will have a completed life cycle chart of the Painted...

I want to stop, grab their broken bodies and their broken stained glass wings and nurse them back to life. Other posts are full of butterfly pictures., a massive database of insects and spiders.

The larvae have large heads and fierce looking jaws that grasp the unlucky victim in a vise-like grip. This series of articles will help identify some of the most unusual ones and give you a peek into their lives

They will stick around as long as there's something to eat, then move along. Entire broccoli plants can be devoured in a day or two in bad cases of infestation. Masses of wet, greenish-brown excrement deep among leaves...not nice.Very few gardeners can...

I then kept the jar in a spot where I would look at it every day so that I would not miss the emergence of the moth.It was not until 15 February 2007 that I was delighted to find that one of the moths had emerged, 5½ months after I first found the caterpillar,...

Also native in North America, it's a common wild sight in almost the entire eastern two thirds of the continent. Unfortunately for the gardener, common milkweed leaves tend to yellow and drop though the summer, leaving unattractive bare stems topped by...

If the dead-leaf look doesn't hide it well enough, birds could mistake a monkey slug for a tarantula's cast-off skin, which holds stinging hairs. These undulating, furry caterpillars might have adapted their appearance to dissuade birds that migrate from...

As soon as the eggs hatch, the bright orange and black caterpillars begin feeding on the oleander leaves.Once full grown, the caterpillars wrap themselves in silky cocoons. Oleander caterpillar damage is easy to recognize, as theseeat the tender leaf...

These are the larvae of brown and green moths that have silver spots on their wings. The fruitfulness of the garden is definitely a reflection on the gardener. For instance, you could take cardboard and place it around the base of all your plants.

After growing to their full size, the caterpillars will soon leave the nest and spin a cocoon. The best organic control where feasible is to eradicate the tent and the larva by hand or by using a long stick to wind up the silk and capture the caterpillars...

), or tent worms, are more of an eyesore or slight nuisance rather than an actual threat. However, large colonies can significantly defoliate trees, as they feed on the leaves. Apply spray directly to foliage and tent worm nests.Getting rid of tent caterpillars...

If you spot the brown bugs or theirin your garden, leave them alone; they don't harm the plants and could save them.and predatory wasps also prey on oleander caterpillars. Cut into one of them, and it oozes toxic sap favored by African tribal hunters...

This particular caterpillar will go through its metamorphosis stage and finally emerge as a large stunningly beautiful orange butterfly with dark markings and wingspan that ranges between 2½ and 3½ inches.

Feeding Machines Armyworms get their name from their gregarious appetites: The young larva that gather around a food source, devour the vegetation, and then move together to the next suitable plant.

Clipping off these egg masses during routine pruning is the best way to limit the number of colonies you see the following spring. Webs that are seen in hardwood trees in late summer and fall are made by a different pest, called fall webworms.

Common wasps are also vigorous predators of tomato hornworms.These tomato caterpillars are also prey to braconid wasps. Keep reading to learn more about how you can kill tomato hornworms.Tomato hornworms are easy to identify.

Try planting early maturing varieties to beat the munching looper's lifecycle. Cecropia Marvin Smith/Flickr A punked-out circus clown is the first thing that comes to mind when you see this caterpillar.

If this isn't weird enough, the mature caterpillar is about the size of a hot dog!Most caterpillars are simply known as the larval stage of whatever adult they may morph into, but this fellow even has its own name; the Hickory Horned Devil.

Handle With Care Distant Hills Garden/Flickr While an avid consumer of commercial crops, the parsley worm should be treated with care as the larval form of an important native pollinator .

Birds sometimes eat the caterpillars too. Cup moth caterpillars can have up to four sets of spines.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });For those living in Australia or other areas where the insect is found,...

It is also a feat of natural magic that widens the eyes and amazes the senses. Raising caterpillars and butterflies provides a window into one of nature's little miracles and is a unique way to add beauty and mystery to your garden once your charges are...

To effectively remove worms from broccoli, spray broccoli plants thoroughly using about 1 to 2 teaspoons of liquid detergent per gallon of Bt.One of the best ways to prevent broccoli pests from attacking your crop is through the use of row covers.provide...

Behind its black and yellow head are five pairs of blue spots followed by six pairs of red spots. Damage done by the pest appears as holes in the leaves, similar to what would be caused by a gunshot.

The adult moths will lay their eggs there rather than on your garden plants, and you can chop up the cress and compost it when it is loaded with larvae. Starting in spring, the moths lay eggs that hatch into tiny green caterpillars with forked tails,...

Encouraging wasp colonies near your garden may protect your tomatoes. Hand Picking Unlike many garden pests , a tomato hornworm's size makes it possible to go on a search-and-destroy mission.