Tiny Green Caterpillars

[callistra]

I have tiny green caterpillars on my eggplant. They pull the leaves together and spin a web and then seem to hide inside. What do I do?
:-)

Comments

[ariaflame.livejournal.com]

I had someone suggest to me to plant chilli nearby. But I dunno.

[caitlen.livejournal.com]

Either spray them with a diluted chilli pepper spray, or just manually pick them all off, and take off any curled up leaves. Try and get them before they do that curly up thing, obviously otherwise you wont have any leaves yet. I would try the chilli pepper spray. Sounds like they're doing (Ironically, looking at your icon) a Hungry Caterpillar thing, and about to transfer into beautiful... moths! I think they'll turn out to be (what I'd call) cabbage moths.

[discordia13.livejournal.com]

Never used chilli spray. Given I've had grubs like this eating my chilli and capsicums, I'de use coffee instead (it also works wonders vs snails and slaters).

Add coffee grounds and crushed garlic to hot water. Cool and filter it into a spray bottle. Keeps most things off your plants.

[callistra.livejournal.com]

OK, trying that
:-)

[cricketk.livejournal.com]

You could try spraying a mix of molasses and water, or molasses/water/soap.

[zebra363.livejournal.com]

You should immediately move the whole family into a motel and then call an exterminator.

(I have a phobia about caterpillars.)

[callistra.livejournal.com]

I pick your suggestion!
However I am trying to be frugal
:-(

[http://users.livejournal.com/doctor_k_/]

Hmm - you wouldn't enjoy Central Australia at this time of year then. Yeperenye caterpillars and ilkerenye stinkbugs everywhere.

[splanky.livejournal.com]

You could try feeding them:

One apple,
Two pears,
Three plums,
Four strawberries and
Five oranges.

See if they turn into great big caterpillars!

[babalon-93.livejournal.com]

one piece of chocolate cake, one slice of salami, one lolipop, one slice of swiss cheese, one sausage, one cup cake...

:)

[splanky.livejournal.com]

That's crazy talk! They'll end up with stomach aches!!

[sainted-aunt.livejournal.com]

Nuke 'em!!!! Using gimpies!!!

[callistra.livejournal.com]

Gimpies?