I discovered about 20 yellow with black stripe caterpillars eating my azaleas today. They have red underbelly parts.

What is the best way to get rid of caterpillars? I keep checking my plant every 20 minutes and continue to pick them off.

8/7/2006 11:09:20 AM

this kind?



or this kind?



tough to say how to get rid of them though...

8/7/2006 11:11:29 AM

they will go away eventually when they have had enough to eat.

8/7/2006 11:16:46 AM

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8/7/2006 11:19:09 AM

Quote :

"they will go away eventually when they have had enough to eat."

I don't want them to eat my plants.


http://ipm.ncsu.edu/AG189/html/azalea_caterpillar.HTML

thats the caterpillar, I think i am going to use chemicals.

8/7/2006 11:20:40 AM

That's a great site. The information on there is generally from a lot of research and testing.

8/7/2006 11:45:43 AM

Go through your cooperative extension service, become a master gardener.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/

8/7/2006 11:48:15 AM

I bought something with the chemical suggested from the NCSU website. The caterpillars are dropping off like flies.

8/7/2006 2:27:03 PM

^^^^^^^^

the truck is a cat

the excavator is not a cat

just saying

8/7/2006 7:32:22 PM

way to go, dork!

8/7/2006 7:54:04 PM

DDT

8/7/2006 9:20:23 PM