Comments on: Caterpillar Killers http://newyorkrenovator.com/2008/05/caterpillar-killers.html The challenges of updating an 1855 house and yard Mon, 21 May 2012 15:37:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Alan Bamboo http://newyorkrenovator.com/2008/05/caterpillar-killers.html#comment-374 Alan Bamboo Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:59:04 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=489#comment-374 I forgot to mention.......I saw what looks like the exact same caterpillar on my rosebush tonight....just one.......so far??? YAWK!!! I forgot to mention…….I saw what looks like the exact same caterpillar on my rosebush tonight….just one…….so far??? YAWK!!!

]]> By: Alan Bamboo http://newyorkrenovator.com/2008/05/caterpillar-killers.html#comment-373 Alan Bamboo Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:43:20 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=489#comment-373 Yuck. I mentioned before oranges works really well to kill ants, this year for some reason not working so well, not sure why??? Do you have problems with grubs in lawns in Upstate NY like we do here in Quebec?? We are not allowed to use any chemicals here on plants or anything outdoors....anyone have good alternatives??? The microbes don't seem to work!!! Yuck.
I mentioned before oranges works really well to kill ants, this year for some reason not working so well, not sure why???

Do you have problems with grubs in lawns in Upstate NY like we do here in Quebec?? We are not allowed to use any chemicals here on plants or anything outdoors….anyone have good alternatives??? The microbes don’t seem to work!!!

]]> By: Condo Blues http://newyorkrenovator.com/2008/05/caterpillar-killers.html#comment-372 Condo Blues Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:18:29 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=489#comment-372 I thought my battle yesterday with aphids was bad but your catapillar battle wins hands down. I hope you keep those lttle rascals at bay for the rest of the summer. I thought my battle yesterday with aphids was bad but your catapillar battle wins hands down. I hope you keep those lttle rascals at bay for the rest of the summer.

]]> By: Carole http://newyorkrenovator.com/2008/05/caterpillar-killers.html#comment-371 Carole Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:55:22 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=489#comment-371 We had the SAME EXACT thing going on here a few days ago and we used the same bucket of soapy water as our choice of execution of those durned things as well! I empathize with you - at least our bush was a lot smaller than yours. DH was even slicing them in half with a box cutter. I remember when I was a kid that year we had that terrible, terrible infestation and so many trees were defoliated and they were spraying pesticide over the area with airplanes. Hope it never gets to that point again!!! We had the SAME EXACT thing going on here a few days ago and we used the same bucket of soapy water as our choice of execution of those durned things as well! I empathize with you – at least our bush was a lot smaller than yours. DH was even slicing them in half with a box cutter. I remember when I was a kid that year we had that terrible, terrible infestation and so many trees were defoliated and they were spraying pesticide over the area with airplanes. Hope it never gets to that point again!!!

]]> By: Tricia http://newyorkrenovator.com/2008/05/caterpillar-killers.html#comment-370 Tricia Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:40:59 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=489#comment-370 Ew yuck. If it wasn't the middle of the night I'd run outside right now to check on my three dwarf mugo pines. At least now if I encounter these evil pests I'll know how to get rid of them. Thanks. Ew yuck. If it wasn’t the middle of the night I’d run outside right now to check on my three dwarf mugo pines. At least now if I encounter these evil pests I’ll know how to get rid of them. Thanks.

]]> By: Ellen http://newyorkrenovator.com/2008/05/caterpillar-killers.html#comment-369 Ellen Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:11:43 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=489#comment-369 I had a similar problem like this about 2 months ago. I went out to get my dog and as I stood near the tree I glanced over at the bark and low and behold there were about 100 of those caterpillars in a mass slowly crawling up the trunk. They were beautifully disguised in the bark. So I got some soap and water, put in a sprayer and soaked those little rascals. They all fell to the ground and appeared to be dead. About an hour later I checked on them and some were crawling back up the tree. I sprayed them with my hose and after that I never saw them. Last year they made it to the top of the tree and I had many bags of worms. I just sprayed them with my hose and they finally fell. Over the weekend I found 3 small bags of worms on another tree so I sprayed them with water. From my Google research I understand that it's very common for them each year at this time to attack the trees and I just have to be vigilant and stay after them. I had a similar problem like this about 2 months ago. I went out to get my dog and as I stood near the tree I glanced over at the bark and low and behold there were about 100 of those caterpillars in a mass slowly crawling up the trunk. They were beautifully disguised in the bark. So I got some soap and water, put in a sprayer and soaked those little rascals. They all fell to the ground and appeared to be dead. About an hour later I checked on them and some were crawling back up the tree. I sprayed them with my hose and after that I never saw them. Last year they made it to the top of the tree and I had many bags of worms. I just sprayed them with my hose and they finally fell. Over the weekend I found 3 small bags of worms on another tree so I sprayed them with water. From my Google research I understand that it’s very common for them each year at this time to attack the trees and I just have to be vigilant and stay after them.

]]> By: Lynne http://newyorkrenovator.com/2008/05/caterpillar-killers.html#comment-368 Lynne Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:59:13 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=489#comment-368 You are a brave woman! I'm not sure I could've picked them all off, I probably would have chopped down the whole tree and burned them alive! EEWWW! You are a brave woman! I’m not sure I could’ve picked them all off, I probably would have chopped down the whole tree and burned them alive! EEWWW!

]]> By: Janice http://newyorkrenovator.com/2008/05/caterpillar-killers.html#comment-367 Janice Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:26:24 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=489#comment-367 Aargh, that has to be the creepiest thing. If I have nightmares tonight I know what did it. Iv'e never seen anything like it.Maybe you need to stop putting stuff on the bird table, let them work up an appetite.YUK Aargh, that has to be the creepiest thing. If I have nightmares tonight I know what did it. Iv’e never seen anything like it.Maybe you need to stop putting stuff on the bird table, let them work up an appetite.YUK

]]> By: Karen http://newyorkrenovator.com/2008/05/caterpillar-killers.html#comment-366 Karen Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:51:14 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=489#comment-366 Oh my goodness. We have been fighting bag worms. They are so gross. Oh my goodness. We have been fighting bag worms. They are so gross.

]]> By: Sniffy http://newyorkrenovator.com/2008/05/caterpillar-killers.html#comment-365 Sniffy Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:30:57 +0000 http://newyorkrenovator.com/?p=489#comment-365 yeah, that was not much of a fun job :P. Now I have a lot of sap stains and aches from squatting down. But at least they didn't destroy the tree completely! yeah, that was not much of a fun job :P . Now I have a lot of sap stains and aches from squatting down. But at least they didn’t destroy the tree completely!

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