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Caterpillars & Moths
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Caterpillars are the larvae of moths or butterflies, members of the Lepidoptera order of insects. There are over 110,000 identified species. Some are called loopers or have worm in their names; most have their first name as the host plant or what structure they build (i.e., cabbage loopers, tomato hornworm and tent caterpillars). Perhaps the most devastating pest of garden crops, their cutting mouthparts devour many times their weight as they outgrow their bodies, molting five or six times before they pupate.
Caterpillar Control & Adult Moth Monitoring:
• Bonide Thuricide, Dipel Pro DF
• Neem Oil Products: Monterey 70% Neem Oil, Bon-Neem, BioNEEM, Rose Rx
• PyGanic® Crop Protection EC 1.4 II
• Safer Yard and Garden Insect Killer
• Bonide Garden Dust
• Monterey Garden Insect Spray
• All Seasons Horticultural and Dormant Spray Oil
• Entrust with Spinosad
• Surround WP Crop Protectant
- Foliar applications of the beneficial nematode Steinernema feltiae (NemAttack Sf) are very effective against caterpillars. Be sure to apply in the evening or very early morning to avoid damaging UV exposure.
- For Corn Earworm: Tassel applications of either nematodes or the above products are recommended.
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| Cabbage loopers |
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| Gypsy Moth Caterpillar |
Caterpillar to Moth Life Cycle
There are a few butterflies that migrate and live as long as a year before depositing eggs in the spring. However, most adult butterflies or moths emerge from pupation in the spring. Soon afterwards the females lay eggs close to or on the plants that the emerging caterpillars will feed on.
Once the caterpillars emerge, the feast is on! After molting five or six times (they literally outgrow themselves), most pupate. The cycle then starts again. Depending on the species and the climate, up to 4 generations a year may occur; in the colder areas, only one generation occurs a year.
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Excellent aphid predators! Ladybird beetles will also feed on whitefly, mite, thrips, mealybugs and other soft-bodied pests.
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Temporarily Unavailable. These Predators Feed on Beetles, Loopers and Worms
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Use This Variety if You are East of the Rockies - Trichogramma minutum
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This Non-Toxic Bacteria is Nature's Defense Against Caterpillars.
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Dipel® ES contains the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis v. kurstaki (Btk) and is registered to control larval stages of most Lepidoptera on fruits, citrus, tropical fruits, vegetables, grains, flowers, herbs, turf, ornamental trees, and shrubs.
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OMRI LISTED. Dipel® DF contains the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis v. kurstaki or Btk. and is registered to control most Lepidopteran (caterpillar) on fruits, citrus, tropical fruits, vegetables, grains, and ornamentals.
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Best suited for mobile pests that include: Fungus gnats, ticks, thrips, leafminers, caterpillars, cutworms, sod webworms, onion maggots, subterranean termites and more. Best Choice for Foliar and Greenhouse Applications.
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Kit contains: 4 Wing Trap plastic tops, 12 sticker-coated trap bottoms, 4 wire hangers, 2 insect removal sticks, 4 spacers, 1 assembly instructions, 1 Monitoring Guide.
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Aphids, thrips, leafminers, whiteflies and corn rootworms are attracted to this color trap.
$25 Handling Fee (per order, not per product)
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Works great in orchards, gardens and greenhouses.
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 Multi-purpose ready-to-use spray works as a fungicide, insecticide and miticide.
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Multi-purpose concentrate works as a fungicide, insecticide and miticide.
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Use indoors, outdoors, in the greenhouse - anywhere you are growing!
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OMRI LISTED. Use to Control Many Soft-Bodied Pests on Ornamentals, Lawns, Vegetables, Fruit Trees & Fire Ant Mounds.
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Use This Coating Directly on Plants or to Prepare or Refresh Your Insect Traps - Tangle Trap is a must for the Red Sphere Apple Maggot Traps!
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32" Free Standing Steel Frame with 6"x 50' Supply Reel.
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Control overwintering eggs of pests with this light-weight oil.
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OMRI LISTED. Pyrethrin Based Insect Knockdown in Concentrate Form.
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OMRI LISTED and WSDA Registered. Can be used on both ornamental and edible crops.
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A necessity for fungal problems and light insect infestations.
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OMRI LISTED. Entrust® Naturalyte® is Useful for Control of Many Foliage Feeding Pests.
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OMRI LISTED. An Effective Crop Protectant That Creates a Barrier Between the Crop and Pests.
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OMRI LISTED. This organic insecticide eliminates pests on contact.
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Use as a dust or spray on vegetables, fruit and flowers.
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OMRI LISTED. Kills insects on contact, yet is gentle on plants.
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