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Caterpillars

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  • 03-09-2007 1:46pm
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    rockdrummer
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    Take a look at these little f**kers, they r eatin my tree !! Am I right that these are caterpillars? Is their anything I can do? I suppose its a bit late in the year now as it will be loosing its leaves in the next month or so... but for next year?


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    rockdrummer
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    Saw this on previous thread

    get a squirty bottle e.g. frebreeze bottle, place a load of cig. butts or new cigs, fill with water and leave over night. the next day just spray the gooseberries with the solution. the auld caterpillars hate the smell/taste - trust me it works.

    Would this work?


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    tampopo
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    Yeah, it could do alright. I have heard that method mentioned for fruiting bushes/plants more than trees.

    There was one on here recently, ah a good while ago.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbgardening

    register and ask, though if irishgardener sees this thread he may have an answer, his profile is impressive.


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    sillymoo2007
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    get an insecticide spray from garden centre and spray every 2 weeks untill leaf drop. when the leaves drop off collect them and throw them out


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    ircoha
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    Dont spray them or anything like that:
    see http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=caterpillar
    my favourite is Caterpillar Sandwich


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    Chocolate
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭Chocolate


    They're larvae of the sawfly and they're a pain in the bum.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054978746


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    magicbastarder
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    sillymoo2007 wrote:
    get an insecticide spray from garden centre and spray every 2 weeks untill leaf drop. when the leaves drop off collect them and throw them out
    might you run the risk of birds eating them and being posioned, though?


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