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Caterpillars in sac attacking apple tree
On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 09:16:45 -0400, "Julia Green"
wrote: Or use a long stick. That's what I've done. The birds will eat the worms in no time, assuming you have a good population of birds. I have heard that in the eastern US, that Baltimore Orioles will eat tent caterpillars. Here in the western US, there are no birds (as far as I know) that will touch the yucky things. Bt can be sprayed directly on the leaves, but some other posters have recommended poisons, which should not be used. Mechanical removal is best, unless your trees are too tall to reach them. We are in the middle of a maximum part of the cycle, and we have the caterpillars everywhere. They were thick on the sidewalk, and I figured out that they cannot swim. So I used a wet/dry shop vac (filled with water and a little bit of biodegradable soap) to suck them all up. |
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