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Caterpillars

Control With:

Trichogramma wasps are the preferred control (wasps must be released when caterpillars are in the egg stage), Bt (use sparingly to prevent damage to butterfly populations), liquid Spinosad

IMPORTANT! Since caterpillars are the larval forms of butterflies they should be identified before treating.

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On every stem, on every leaf,... and at the root of everything that grew, was a professional specialist in the shape of grub, caterpillar, aphis, or other expert, whose business it was to devour that particular part. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes