| Most likely not caterpillars at all. Much more likely to be viburnum leaf beetles. We don't yet have them here. But you should be able to obtain info about them easily. Either a google search or better yet, contact your county's Extension Service office. Here's a clickable map to help you locate that office.
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/ |
Here is a link that might be useful: locate your county's Extension Service office
| Here's info from Cornell, with a picture of the beetle larvae. http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/June99/IthacaBeetle.bpf.html Lots more pictures online.. Do a search w/ google. |
Here is a link that might be useful: look like small caterpillars but aren't
| Here's another Cornell fact sheet regarding the Viburnum beetle. The eggs for next season's batch of beetles (and their larvae) are easily seen along the stems of the newest growth of your plant. Pruning your plant this winter will go a long way in curtailing the population. |
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