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Physocarpus 'diablo' caterpillar infestation
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Posted by juliettec maine, 4b (My Page) on Sun, Sep 9, 07 at 13:43
| I planted my ninebark diablo about 2 years ago -- it's now 5' feet tall. Just last week, I noticed a number of fat, juicy, tan-colored caterpillars with a yellow-orange mark on the head, curled up in the remaining leaves. Other leaves are curled with slight netting and debris. So, within just one week, the leaves of half the shrub are stripped from these caterpillars.
Has anyone had this experience, or know what this caterpillar is?
I bought diablo in part for its insect and disease resistance, but oh well!
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RE: Physocarpus 'diablo' caterpillar infestation
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RE: Physocarpus 'diablo' caterpillar infestation
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| That's not the kind of insect resistance they were talking about. I am still looking for a good book, any book really, that has pics of the caterpillars in addition to the adult butterflies/moths. Apparently there are none. If it's taken a whole week to denude half the bush, they're working slowly. I wouldn't worry about it. Your Diablo is just fine. |
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