My nephew started an avocado plant from seedling but yesterday he noticed the leaves were being eaten by a caterpillar. We know it is a caterpillar because it was still there. How can we save the plant and not harm the caterpillar? We live in the Atlanta area of Georgia in the U.S. where the weatther is crazy this time of year. Very cool mornings, hot midday and back to cool nights. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Mary O
2006-10-06 03:38:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
use 1 tablespoon mild dish soap and 3 parts water in a spray bottle and mist the plant! The bugs will stay away but not harm anything!
2006-10-06 03:49:47 · answer #1 · answered by p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If spraying with a soap solution doesn't help, buy insecticidal oil. It comes as a concentrate that you mix with water, or you can buy it already mixed in a spray bottle. The oil isn't poisonous, but it coats pests and their eggs and prevents them from getting oxygen. It doesn't have an odor.
i've had a very bad caterpillar infestation on some plants this season. I sprayed twice a day for several days to get rid of them. Spray early in the day and in very late afternoon -- you don't want beads of water on the leaves during the hot midday hours.
2006-10-06 05:45:25 · answer #2 · answered by MailorderMaven 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you just remove the caterpillar and put it on a bigger tree far away from the young tree?
2006-10-06 03:53:20 · answer #3 · answered by Dragonfly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
spray with Liquid Sevin
2006-10-06 04:33:25 · answer #4 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋