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Caterpillars represent the immature (larval stage) in the life cycle of moths and butterflies. Of course, butterflies are very desirable beneficial insects and we don’t want to kill butterfly caterpillars.

Moth caterpillars are introduced to your garden when a moth lays eggs on your plant leaves. You may see these eggs on the undersides of the leaves of your plants.

Some moths lay single eggs, and others lay clusters of eggs.

Naturally, each egg hatches to become a little caterpillar and the caterpillars set to work eating the food of their choice.

Selectively donate/share one  plant with them and hand remove or spray with insecticidal  soap the others.

 

We are pleased to report that we are expanding our Wild Garden, as we indentify with the help of members and friends we catologue our finds and encourage cultivation.

Mid summer heat and we are waiting for a little more showers please! but we are finding a few lovely areas in our Wild Medicinal garden,

Please take a look, at three very attractive plants we can consider planting these at our home gardens, once they are controlled as they can be prolific spreaders: Wild cattle tongue Plucea Odotata ‘‘for fever’, Vervain shrub ‘Stachytarpheta cayennensis’,Yellow Balsam ‘Croton Dryander’

we are propagating  cuttings in our green house for sale at a nominal price.

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