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Old 22-03-2006, 01:52 PM posted to austin.gardening
Victor Martinez
 
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Default Caterpillar control?

T.B. wrote:
My question to the group is, aside from keeping an eye out for them and
squashing them and/or using pesticides, is there any way to keep them off of
the vine?


We have two passion vines (one in a pot and one in the ground, different
species) that grow like crazy. We also have catterpillars that feed on
the leaves, but that doesn't prevent the plants from thriving. We like
butterflies too, so we wouldn't want to kill the catterpillars.
If you most, look for BT, I think they sell it now even at the
megamarts. It's a biological agent that kills catterpillars, ok for
organic gardening.

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