What are the little white caterpillars on my house plant?

Question

We have a large plant - thats basically a tree - in our house it has wilting leaves. It's starting to be eaten. I am positive that there is nothing actually wrong with the tree as it is still growing well with beautiful new shoots. One day when I was taking the dead leaves off the plant I saw a white caterpiller that moved very fast and was tiny. We bought some bug killer for indoor plants but that doesn't seems to have helped the problem. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Since it's a worm and you have an indoor plant, I'd suggest you try using a product called: "Dipel".... which is made from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) ... a naturally occurring bacterial disease of insects. It can be found at most hardware stores--it's very safe and will not harm pets/animals.

Once it is eaten by the worm, the Bt reacts with the cells of the gut lining and basically paralyzes their digestive system. The infected insect stops feeding within hours and gradually dies from starvation, which can take several days.

Try mixing it with water and then use a hand-held spray bottle to apply the product. You can also mix in a couple of drops of dishsoap (such as Dawn) to help keep the spray onto the leaves of your plant.

GOOD LUCK!

(certified professional crop consultant with a degree in plant science)

Answer 2

They sound just like the grubs of vine weevil,the grownup beetle is a greyish black color and mostly comes out at night time and feeds at the leaves. The grubs live to tell the tale the roots of the crops and kill them. These matters are intricate to do away with so try to dig out and damage them. The adults do not like water and if they're reward,while you water the plant seem out for them coming to the outside and take a look at and damage them. It's now not a well concept to position new crops into historical soil,get a few new compost and bag up the historical and take it good away out of your lawn.