tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post6769722326483936499..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: Yikes, caterpillars - help needed!!HELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-70664411350302009212012-08-15T02:21:13.150+01:002012-08-15T02:21:13.150+01:00I think I had what’s called cutworms here in Brita...I think I had what’s called cutworms here in Britain, caterpillars that develop into brown moths. I never got a response to my emails to the experts so I decided to spray all my affected plants with bug spray. If it is done in late evening it doesn’t harm bees and other pollinating insects. It was a last resort and it worked, my plants and I am happy again! <br /><br />As for travelling from your couch, as a disabled and house bound that’s what I have been doing for years, I live my life through my TV and my computer and I visit new places every day! East London looks great now after all the sprucing up for the Olympics, it was the poor and deprived end of London before and now it is about to become the new, up and coming area.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-60932127696760593462012-08-08T00:59:14.323+01:002012-08-08T00:59:14.323+01:00Oh, dear! Did you figure out what the caterpillar...Oh, dear! Did you figure out what the caterpillars are? When I looked at your video and saw your other photos, I wondered if those were crocosmias. I had a clump for a few years, but one spring, they didn't come back.<br /><br />I came back here to tell you I have been enjoying the stories our NBC has been doing on places in London. They showed some markets just now. I love all the overhead shots of London they show, too. I don't imagine I'll ever go there, so I feel like I'm traveling a bit right from my couch.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-65674225530606690582012-07-21T15:17:13.116+01:002012-07-21T15:17:13.116+01:00I have heard of tomato leaf water for aphids, not ...I have heard of tomato leaf water for aphids, not sure if it will work for caterpillars, but in any case – I don’t grow tomatoes! But thanks for your tip.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-7076646822384462362012-07-21T15:03:45.514+01:002012-07-21T15:03:45.514+01:00I'm putting my hope in getting a reply to my e...I'm putting my hope in getting a reply to my email, will post here if and when I hear anything from them :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-66735869011930042012012-07-21T14:34:14.256+01:002012-07-21T14:34:14.256+01:00Hi, Helen! I'm Nadezda, I'm here over Astr...Hi, Helen! I'm Nadezda, I'm here over Astrid Garden blog. I liked your garden, all is so clean and in order! About this insect. I can advice you, if you grow tomatoes, to put their leaves in a bucket and pour some water. the "stock" will smell badly, but works perfectly.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-64976004345515852302012-07-20T04:57:00.632+01:002012-07-20T04:57:00.632+01:00Darn those caterpillars! I'm not an expert on ...Darn those caterpillars! I'm not an expert on the creepy-crawly creatures, either. I hope the sun will discourage them a little bit for you. Good luck with the ID, and please keep us posted!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-75099494638601250132012-07-20T00:08:13.906+01:002012-07-20T00:08:13.906+01:00I wish, but I am afraid I will just end up with br...I wish, but I am afraid I will just end up with brown moths...HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-76358332915735892932012-07-20T00:06:59.204+01:002012-07-20T00:06:59.204+01:00I have used the Internet instead, but it's not...I have used the Internet instead, but it's not easy, many of them looks so similar, but when you start to compare finer details - none look exactly like mine!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-42910413839253686882012-07-20T00:05:02.590+01:002012-07-20T00:05:02.590+01:00Thanks for the link, I have actually been to their...Thanks for the link, I have actually been to their website and looked at the photos, but didn't think of sending them an email. I must have looked at well over hundred photos of caterpillars on the Internet by now, without finding something that looks exactly like mine, although many looks similar. I have sent them an email now, hope they respond, quickly :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-44695721857114708422012-07-19T18:51:00.228+01:002012-07-19T18:51:00.228+01:00Yikes! Your poor blooms! I wish I could help you...Yikes! Your poor blooms! I wish I could help you with an ID, but I'm not great at identifying our caterpillars, much less ones over there. I hope you figure out what it is, and that you at least get some pretty butterflies for all your damage!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-58873002708512335362012-07-19T17:38:17.264+01:002012-07-19T17:38:17.264+01:00Here's a website to try:
http://www.ukbutterfl...Here's a website to try:<br />http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species_family.php?name=all&stage=larva<br /> <br />Perhaps if you emailed them a picture of your caterpillars they would be able to identify them for you. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-12700736536715152402012-07-19T13:39:33.922+01:002012-07-19T13:39:33.922+01:00If you don't have a good insect book now is th...If you don't have a good insect book now is the time to buy one (or three). I'd offer you a suggestion but I am in Canada and the bugs are probably not all the same. Sorry about those lovely crocosmia.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191861892726873074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-12586339187937342942012-07-19T02:26:50.260+01:002012-07-19T02:26:50.260+01:00Thanks for your advice, but I am not very mobile a...Thanks for your advice, but I am not very mobile and getting to a garden centre is not possible for me anymore - I buy all my plants online these days. That's why I hoped perhaps someone would recognise my caterpillars and give me some advice here on my blog :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-30303639858132198422012-07-19T02:18:44.225+01:002012-07-19T02:18:44.225+01:00I would do some research to see what the caterpill...I would do some research to see what the caterpillars are going to turn into. You could even take one to a local garden center. Or at least take a picture. They should be able to help you. I actually grow certain plants just so butterflies will lay their eggs on them. Then I let the caterpillars eat the plant! The plant just grows more leaves. :o) But my caterpillars just eat the leaves and not the flowers.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.com