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Topic Title: Caterpillars rocking my Papaya
Topic Summary: Green Monsters
Created On: 11/03/2008 05:47 PM
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11/03/2008 05:47 PM
DHodges34 Posts: 1659 Joined: 07/31/2003	Went on a walk around the yard today and noticed my papaya wasn't looking as leafy as before. Upon closer inspection I found some big caterpillars on the leaves, they are bright green and about the size of my index finger. I know that's not a great description but any way to narrow down what they might be and if I need to do anything? ------------------------- Manganese…Most people don’t even know what that is…
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11/03/2008 08:06 PM
OldNed Posts: 1051 Joined: 10/28/2005	Daniel, Was it this one? This is an Alope Sphinx larva.... Erinnyis alope. They are pretty big and they do eat Papaya leaves so I'd pick them off. Cricky!-Might make a good Bush Tucker feed mate - or- since they've been eating Papaya leaves, maybe you could squish 'em up and slather some road kill..should make a bonzer tenderizer. ------------------------- Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined-Henry David Thoreau
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11/04/2008 05:44 AM
Nugget Posts: 4698 Joined: 07/23/2003	The best way I found to control pests on papaya trees is to give them a regular hose down (or hose up) with water. Just wash them off with a decent amount of pressure but not enough to harm the plant. ------------------------- Outta time!
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11/04/2008 07:54 AM
DHodges34 Posts: 1659 Joined: 07/31/2003	Sounds good, thanks to both. I'll remove the caterpillars and put them elsewhere, and spray down the plant. ------------------------- Manganese…Most people don’t even know what that is…
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06/28/2012 04:55 PM
KurtGratzol Posts: 1 Joined: 06/28/2012	i have the same problem. how do you kill them. plucking them off and squashing them takes to long. chemical way? without harming the fruit?
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06/29/2012 05:05 AM
Central Floridave Posts: 38490 Joined: 07/22/2003	How is plucking them and squashing them any more work than driving to the store, buying poison, then driving back, then reading the label, opening the package, then squeezing the handle? By that time I could have squashed a hundred caterpillar. ------------------------- surf forecast
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06/30/2012 06:35 AM
Karma Posts: 6072 Joined: 01/26/2005	I found them on my trees too...hate squashing a sphinx moth, but sometimes needs to be done. The stupid wasps are worse IMHO. They attack the fruit with their wiggly brood. ------------------------- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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06/30/2012 10:25 AM
Central Floridave Posts: 38490 Joined: 07/22/2003	You gotta wrap the papaya to stop the wasp. ------------------------- surf forecast
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07/01/2012 05:21 PM
sirfir Posts: 1629 Joined: 02/10/2012	Originally posted by: Karma I found them on my trees too...hate squashing a sphinx moth, but sometimes needs to be done. The stupid wasps are worse IMHO. They attack the fruit with their wiggly brood. Try neem oil, works great as you don't eat the skin.
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