My lackadaisical attitude toward the cabbage loppers on my broccoli plants came to a halt on Saturday when seemingly over night they multiplied and just about devoured my broccoli. I have an old bottle (probably 10 years old!) of Safer's Caterpillar Killer, which is an organic spray that is basically a suspension of a particular bacteria that only kill caterpillars. It is totally safe for people, their pets, and beneficial insects, because the bacterial spores are only activated in the gut of the target host. The caterpillars eat the spores on the sprayed leaves, immediately stop eating, and die.
I wasn't sure this bottle was still any good, but I mixed up a batch of spray and gave it a try. After two days I had dead caterpillars (I didnt check after only one day) and my plants are already looking better!
Well that's my plug for Safer products. Their stuff is organic and usually works great.
Having read this I believed it was very informative.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate you spending some time and energy to put this content together.
I once again find myself spending a significant amount of time both reading and
commenting. But so what, it was still worth it!
Stop by my weblog - Chess Sets