caterpillars are eating my petunias what should i do?

Answer 1

The caterpillars are budworms, and they also eat geraniums. Get an all-natural formulation of Bt, which is a bacteria which only affects caterpillars. Check in your local plant nursery, or online. GardensAlive.com is one good source. Bt is better than spraying a general pesticide, because it is not toxic and only targets the caterpillar, rather than potentially harming bees, ladybugs, and other beneficial insects. Once you spray it on the petunias (and geraniums, too, if you have any), the caterpillars will stop eating almost immediately. The Bt paralyzes them and they starve to death.

Answer 2

Spray them with Caterpillar Killer, works great, buy it at the hardware stores that have nursery departments. It's concentrated so you dilute it yourself and fill a spray bottle with it.

Answer 3

Ortho "Bug Be Gone" insect spray. Get it at Home Depot or most garden shops. If you ask them, they may have other suggestions. Lots of stuff on the maket. Read the labels to select the right stuff for whatever you want to kill.

Answer 4

certainly ur experiencing the wrath of slugs and snails! they love newly planted vegetation and younger leaves. cross to ur regional walmart or lowes and buy the product "snail geta" or theres additionally one in a pink field "snail and slug bait II", each are similarly potent in controlling this pest. sprinkle the product round however no longer on ur newly planted vegetation and it'll draw in the slugs and kill them earlier than they may be able to get to ur vegetation! i take advantage of it and it is first-rate... use it round ur "hostas" if u have any! daisies will bloom as soon as a yr so u can both permit the flora fade, cross to seed, and feature new vegetation subsequent yr or u can "deadhead" them and they'll nonetheless come again subsequent yr however simply the originals will arise! well good fortune!

Answer 5

spray with liquie Sevin or Malathon

Answer 6

Go fishing!!!!!!!!!!!