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Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 6:40
| I just grew radishes for the first time, and noticed these eggs this morning. I found one green caterpillar. What flying monster am I looking for now? Thanks |
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- Posted by sweetquietplace 6 WNC Mtn. (My Page) on Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 9:28
| I'm gonna say it's caterpillar poop. |
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- Posted by missingtheobvious Blue Ridge 7a (My Page) on Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 9:31
| Yep: caterpillar poop. |
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- Posted by theforgottenone1013 5b/6a MI (My Page) on Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 9:43
| Agree. That's poop from a cabbage worm. Look for a white butterfly flittering around. Rodney |
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- Posted by SquishSquash none (My Page) on Thu, Jun 26, 14 at 6:40
| Oh gross. I didn't recognize that caterpillar, so I guess radish is the first thing I ever grew that attracted that nasty beast. I decided to take them out for now (they were full of holes and yellowing anyway). We got to eat about 5. I will try again for at the end of the season. For now, I stuck a new zuke in it's spot there to transplant later, in my 2014 war against SVBs :). Bugs bugs bugs. Thanks!!! |
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| Caterpillars don't lay eggs, the butterflies do and then they become caterpillars. So what you see is just poop. hehe |
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- Posted by SquishSquash 07 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 27, 14 at 6:34
| I know!! I thought the caterpillar I saw was a result of an egg hatching! I pluck off all of the eggs from the kind that eat the basil and parsley (the butterflies are black/blue and beautiful and make a pretty darned cool looking caterpillar). Those hatch and turn into little suckers quickly! I just thought this was some unknown version! |
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