How to Conquer Caterpillars
Article by: James Kilkelly
Butterflies, especially the colourfully marked types are very pretty to watch as the undulate through the summer , How to Extend Your Living Space Outdoors - Working with Color breezes but there are certain varieties that can cause losses in your vegetable garden. , Bottle ing or Terrarium - Design and Maintenance
The cabbage white , The Truth About Geraniums butterfly
The main culprit is the cabbage white , Think Vintage for Your Garden butterfly which is mostly attracted to a chemical emitted from the leaves of brassicas. The brassica group covers such vegetables , The Truth About Geraniums as cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli and cauliflower. The butterfly lands on these plants , Are There Really Black Roses? and in itself is harmless but the eggs it deposits are the problem, or what eventually emerges from these eggs. Emerging quite soon after are the dreaded caterpillars which are hairy and about 3 to 4 cm long.
Caterpillars
Caterpillars are the larvae or the young of the butterfly; this is the main feeding and growth stage of the butterflies' life cycle. As most vegetable , The Garden in Winter growers know caterpillars are very hungry and a small handful can turn a head of cabbage into a skeleton within a day or two. Infested leaves are quite toxic to animals and humans even if washed thoroughly.
Control methods
So how can you battle against the caterpillars, well there are various chemical and organic , Strawbale Construction Wins Hands Down methods. The chemical methods are available in all good garden , Conservation centres in the form of sprays, dusts and bug guns with names too numerous to mention. With cabbage, broccoli etc being food , Growing and Caring for Rhododendrons and Azaleas crops that you may grow , The Garden Beckons at home , Growing a Sustainable Garden! organically to avoid chemicals you should try to tackle the menace organically. Cover your plants , Things You Should Consider When Buying Your First Garden Leaf Blower with sheer netting whilst the butterflies are around, if they cannot touch the plants , Transing Deciduous Shrubs then they cannot lay their eggs on them. Ensure the netting allows sufficient sunlight through to enable growth.
Companion plants
Try planting tomatoes , Patio Design – Expanding Your Home Outdoors and celery as companion plants , Spring Flower Gardening close by as their scents tend to cancel out the scent emitted by brassicas therefore deterring cabbage white , Spring Flower Gardening butterflies. Finally if all else fails try sending your cat or cats on holiday during the summer, , Trust Your Plants - They Know How To Grow! you'll be surprised how many songbirds start to visit your garden. , Easy Pond and Water Construction Songbirds just love caterpillars.James Kilkelly runs a professional garden , Easy Pond and Water Construction design service in Galway, Ireland. He has a regular gardening , Things You Should Consider When Buying Your First Garden Leaf Blower column in an Irish regional newspaper. Visit his website at http://www.gardenplansireland.com/ He also regularly posts his expert advice , Are There Really Black Roses? to a gardening , Trust Your Plants - They Know How To Grow! community at http://www.gardenstew.com/
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