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Just got popped by a Saddlebags Caterpillar!

Alicehunter2000

By Alicehunter2000
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Alicehunter2000 Grand Master

Alicehunter2000

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Wow....never even heard of them until today....they were chowing down on a Washingtonia leaf and a new dwarf banana plant.....they hurt bad!

Guess I'll be on a mission this weekend to inspect everything.....anybody know what pesticides work best for these little @$#&$@

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David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Usually there are not so many that you can't dispatch them all with a few snips of your felcos. Maybe just cut off the affected fronds. If you need to go the spray route, use Dipel or Thuricide. Both have Bacillus thuringensis as the killing agent. It basically gives them an upset stomach and they stop eating and starve to death.

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

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Jeff Searle Grand Master

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I usually get "hit" 3-4 times a year from these! And every time hurts as bad as the rest. :evil:

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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LJG Grand Master

LJG

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You can use Spinosad as well. It is active longer than BT.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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Concur with all of the above.

Put on your evil shoes and do the Caterpillar Genocide Tango . . . :evil:

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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LJG Grand Master

LJG

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DIPEL = Tastes Great!

SPINOSAD = Less Filling!

Spinosad goes great with pizza.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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tjwalters Veteran

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Acharia stimulea - (Limacodidae) Saddleback Caterpillar Moth

Stings a little, but not for long. I usually get hit on the forearms when I'm carrying in potted plants. They don't eat much, so I leave them alone.

Caterpillar:

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Adult:

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Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a
hardiestpalms.com

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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With those little green vests they look like service caterpillars for real tiny folks.

:floor: :floor: :floor: :floor: :floor: :floor:

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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MattyB Grand Master

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Lol

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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