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PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 6:06 pm 
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Hi Ya'll
I discovered some brown/black bodied catepillars with white fuzz and reddish heads hatching out & stripping our Pecan tree. I shot Ammonia/Vinegar/dishwashing soap on them to no avail.
Any suggestions? They quit eating, but they didn't die.
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KW


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 7:53 pm 
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Get some Bt Kurstaki product like Thuricide by Bonide and spray it on the treeASAP. It's a beneficial bacteria that the caterpillars will ingest and it causes them to stop eating and die. Put it on in the evening as UV rays kill it. Adding a little molasses will do some good too. Hope this message found you in time!


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And from now on be sure you protect all the wasps you find in your neighborhood. Paper wasps eat caterpillars.

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