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KMcK · Post by **KMcK** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:20 am

Any suggestions for getting rid of these furry beasts?

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homebrewcrew · Post by **homebrewcrew** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:26 am

dish soap and water should kill them and not hurt the tree/plant.

Post by **chalmers** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:13 am

I noticed the same on some of my plants yesterday.

Also (maybe related), this:

Post by **RubberToe** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:12 am

Those bastages have been chowing down on mine too. Going to try some insecticidal soap since I have some.

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jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:18 am

I'm starting to see earwigs on my plants here. The bastards just rip the leaves to shreds. Some small dishes of vegetable oil mixed with a bit of water and planted level with the soil attracts them and drowns them pretty quick.

amartin · Post by **amartin** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:14 am

I get those too, but not as many as that. Usually I just walk around every day or so and squish them with my fingers.

Post by **chalmers** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:09 pm

amartin wrote:I get those too, but not as many as that. Usually I just walk around every day or so and squish them with my fingers.

But they're so icky!
Don't tell EZ, but I've found some on the hops as well. Will try the dish soap method, don't want these bastards killing my hops.

Post by **RubberToe** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:02 pm

I sprayed mine really good earlier today. Took care of a whole wack of them motherphuks.

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Post by **mr x** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:50 pm

I don't find the wigs too bad. I don't worry about some munching, just the excessive stuff.

jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:53 pm

mr x wrote:I don't find the wigs too bad. I don't worry about some munching, just the excessive stuff.

Yeah, they just munch a bit, but the fuckers are everywhere!

Jayme · Post by **Jayme** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:29 am

My dad sprayed my hops with BTk yesterday to rid those caterpillars - first year I've had them but they're everywhere.

Jayme · Post by **Jayme** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:06 pm

Just checked on the hops sprayed with the BTK last night, all the little caterpillars are now dead

Tony L · Post by **Tony L** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:32 am

Only a couple of my plants have grown to any size this year. So far, no problems with pests though.

maltster · Post by **maltster** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:37 pm

This is what's left of my cascade...

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I think I caught the other plants in time!

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Post by **chalmers** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:44 pm

Oh no! They ate the shit out of the cascade! The damn Question Mark has been back every day laying more eggs. EZ and I have been spraying and taking them off one by one, and seem to be mostly on top of it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonia_interrogationis" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Post by **RubberToe** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:11 pm

I sprayed mine again this morning. Those caterpilers are bad this year!

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sleepyjamie · Post by **sleepyjamie** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:40 pm

i havent had any issues yet. thankgod.

amartin · Post by **amartin** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:19 pm

Hmm, that looks like the end of the world right there. Those other plants are looking good though. I'm going to be watching mine more carefully. I've seen some of those butterflies hanging around them lately, but I think I've been spared.

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:53 pm

I'm knocking wood... haven't seen anything other than slugs... butt loads of slugs, but they seem harmless

my bines are just over the 1 foot mark

KMcK · Post by **KMcK** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:34 pm

I got all my caterpillars that one time and they haven't returned. I guess it was a butterfly passing through on its way from Dartmouth to Spryfield.

The earwigs are coming out but not in big numbers I haven't seen any evidence of them eating leaves.

I spotted a ladybug on a leaf and left it there to guard the plant.

sleepyjamie · Post by **sleepyjamie** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:55 pm

KMcK wrote:I got all my caterpillars that one time and they haven't returned. I guess it was a butterfly passing through on its way from Dartmouth to Spryfield.

The earwigs are coming out but not in big numbers I haven't seen any evidence of them eating leaves.

I spotted a ladybug on a leaf and left it there to guard the plant.

i think they are starting to migrate out my way. i seen a few of the fuckers flying around my hops today.

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:20 am

Those 'pillers ate every leaf off one of my plants

they're done for now!

Post by **RubberToe** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:40 am

I took a look at my hop plants this morning after ignoring them for several days. Now there's green caterpilers chowing down on them and they don't look good. There won't be much of a harvest...

sleepyjamie · Post by **sleepyjamie** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:40 pm

RubberToe wrote:I took a look at my hop plants this morning after ignoring them for several days. Now there's green caterpilers chowing down on them and they don't look good. There won't be much of a harvest...

i've been examining my plants every few days. had a few white ones, i scraped them off, havent come back since.

i also had another sucker who was fat as F8ck. he was demolished.

CorneliusAlphonse · Post by **CorneliusAlphonse** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:02 pm

had my parents take a look at mine, something insectivous ate the leaves but more are growing back. first year plant.

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