2007-03-18 06:58:31 · 7 answers · asked by maryjane c 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Yes, Butterfly taste with their feet so if you spray your plants with soapy water as soon as the butterfly lands on it it will taste it and fly away without laying its eggs.
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Gardner for 30 years
2007-03-18 12:05:55 · answer #1 · answered by Big wullie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a nemitode which will live off the caterpillers
2007-03-20 02:12:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check this website out! It has some alternative ideas presented by the University of California, Davis.
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/
2007-03-18 17:43:05 · answer #3 · answered by Miss Vida 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Insecticidal Soaps do work well. Not sure what kind of caterpillars your talking about but I'm sure they must be eating your plants. Inspect your plants regularly for leaf damage.
2007-03-18 07:33:09 · answer #4 · answered by wildveggie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can I always throw my left over washing up water over roses etc.It keeps Green & Black fly down.
2007-03-18 07:22:31 · answer #5 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No harm in trying, even if it doesn't work you will have some pretty clean caterpillars
2007-03-18 07:48:11 · answer #6 · answered by woodworker143 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use a whip and chair
2007-03-22 05:22:56 · answer #7 · answered by Norweiginwood420 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋