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caterpillar

On 13/09/2012 in forum

found afew of these in green hse on runner beans plus garden..anyone know what they are.. Could be a ruby tiger moth caterpillar. Google and take a look, see what you think will do.. they certainly move very fast


Caterpillars

On 18/10/2011 in Problems: Veg & herbs

Hungry, voracious caterpillars can be found in a wide variety of colours and sizes. Some feed on fruits, roots and stems, but the likes of the cabbage white butterfly, hawk moth and winter moth feed on leaves. Although they may at first seem


Caterpillars

On 08/01/2012 in forum

Hi guys. Last summer i had a huge amount of caterpillars feeding on my spring cabbages. There easily could of been hundreds of them. But i just want to know a few ways to prevent butterflies laying there eggs in my garden (except for not planting


Mullein moth caterpillars

On 10/07/2008 in Unassigned

The mullein moth caterpillars in my garden are still small, but they're guaranteed to increase in size by the day. These little critters - welcomed by wildlife enthusiasts and hated by gardeners - munch their way through verbascum, figwort


Sawfly Caterpillares on our silver birch jacquemontii

On 06/09/2012 in forum

Hi, We were  shocked to find all these caterpillars all over our silver birch jacquemontii, they had stripped it bare. We took everyone of them off but what can we do. Will they have laid eggs etc. Please help.


tiny caterpillar

On 23/05/2012 in forum

hi im relatively new to greenhouse gardening, i have just found tiny transparent caterpillars with black heads on my tomatoe pots. does anyone have a clue what they are and wot to do with them? jo thanks for your help guys! Obviously no-one knows


Azalea caterpillars eaten rhodedendron

On 27/08/2012 in forum

My rhodedendron has been nearly half eaten (leaves mostly) by caterpillars - looking on the internet, these are azalea caterpillars.  I can find lots online about these caterpillars, but I can't find what to do with my rhodedendron to help


Can anyone identify these caterpillars?

On 01/09/2012 in forum

Can anyone identify these caterpillars?  Thye have shredded my rhodedendron.  I thought they were azalea caterpillers but now not so sure.  Also how do I revive my rhodedendron? They could be Vapourer Moth caterpillars   http://uk.images.search


Cabbage white caterpillars

On 18/10/2011 in Problems: Veg & herbs

The caterpillars of both the small and large cabbage white butterflies are are the two culprits. The first is pale green with a body up to 2.5cm long, the second is bigger at 4cm and is yellow with black markings. The adult butterflies lay eggs


Cabbage white caterpillars

On 12/09/2008 in Unassigned

plot, the cabbage white caterpillars have joined in. A number of my calabrese plants are barely alive, having been stripped down to the leaf ribs; they're crawling with the (admittedly rather pretty) yellow and black stripy caterpillars of the large


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