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caterpiller poo
The past couple of weeks, there have been little dark brown balls
covering our deck. The balls looked like large mouse droppings. Because of the amount of the balls, I figured it must be some sort of pollen from a tree--I kid you not when I tell you that our deck is covered w/ these balls. I sweep the deck clean and the next day they are back. Well imagine my surprise when I see a caterpillar crawling across the deck excreting these little balls!!! We have a major caterpillar poo infestation going on!! Can anyone help me id the culprits? The caterpillars are similar to tent worms, but they do not have any blue markings. They are mostly black with two thin stripes down the back. Has anyone else had this problem? Any recommendations? I have not seen any evidence of a nest or origin for all these pooping caterpillars! Thanks! Heidi Raleigh, NC |
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Heidi,
I had the same thing on my deck. There was so much of it I thought it was gravel coming off the shingles on my roof! Check to see if you have bagworms in the trees over your deck. The web-like nests are filled with the caterpillars and caterpillar poop. They love pecan trees. After spraying with the appropriate pesticide my problem was solved - at least for this year. Good luck! "Heidi" wrote in message om... The past couple of weeks, there have been little dark brown balls covering our deck. The balls looked like large mouse droppings. Because of the amount of the balls, I figured it must be some sort of pollen from a tree--I kid you not when I tell you that our deck is covered w/ these balls. I sweep the deck clean and the next day they are back. Well imagine my surprise when I see a caterpillar crawling across the deck excreting these little balls!!! We have a major caterpillar poo infestation going on!! Can anyone help me id the culprits? The caterpillars are similar to tent worms, but they do not have any blue markings. They are mostly black with two thin stripes down the back. Has anyone else had this problem? Any recommendations? I have not seen any evidence of a nest or origin for all these pooping caterpillars! Thanks! Heidi Raleigh, NC |
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Oh, left out, that there are two thin YELLOW stripes down the back.
When you squish them, a great deal of yellow gunk squirts out of their body. Yes, may be tent worms. I can't see a nest. We have old oak trees by our porch, I'm guessing they are at least 40 feet tall, and there could be a nest someone up there hiding. Will tent worms, or any type of caterpiller nest that high up? Does a tent worm turn into a type of moth? I can't imagine the size of the moth that would come out of this caterpiller--they are fairly large (not hornworn large...but large). Heidi Heidi wrote: The past couple of weeks, there have been little dark brown balls covering our deck. The balls looked like large mouse droppings. Because of the amount of the balls, I figured it must be some sort of pollen from a tree--I kid you not when I tell you that our deck is covered w/ these balls. I sweep the deck clean and the next day they are back. Well imagine my surprise when I see a caterpillar crawling across the deck excreting these little balls!!! We have a major caterpillar poo infestation going on!! Can anyone help me id the culprits? The caterpillars are similar to tent worms, but they do not have any blue markings. They are mostly black with two thin stripes down the back. Has anyone else had this problem? Any recommendations? I have not seen any evidence of a nest or origin for all these pooping caterpillars! Thanks! Heidi Raleigh, NC |
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Scratch that again. More than one yellow stripe. I just caught one on
camera and am about to post it on a.b.p.gardens. Heidi Heidi wrote: The past couple of weeks, there have been little dark brown balls covering our deck. The balls looked like large mouse droppings. Because of the amount of the balls, I figured it must be some sort of pollen from a tree--I kid you not when I tell you that our deck is covered w/ these balls. I sweep the deck clean and the next day they are back. Well imagine my surprise when I see a caterpillar crawling across the deck excreting these little balls!!! We have a major caterpillar poo infestation going on!! Can anyone help me id the culprits? The caterpillars are similar to tent worms, but they do not have any blue markings. They are mostly black with two thin stripes down the back. Has anyone else had this problem? Any recommendations? I have not seen any evidence of a nest or origin for all these pooping caterpillars! Thanks! Heidi Raleigh, NC |
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In article _C28b.28199$rb3.1258472
@twister.southeast.rr.com, says... Oh, left out, that there are two thin YELLOW stripes down the back. When you squish them, a great deal of yellow gunk squirts out of their body. Yes, may be tent worms. I can't see a nest. You might look up whitemarked tussock caterpillar and see if that is it. -- http://home.comcast.net/~larflu/owl1.jpg Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!! |
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