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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: mdjlucan on February 26, 2016, 08:17

Title: Small caterpillar
Post by: mdjlucan on February 26, 2016, 08:17

These are on my lavender plant they are called up the spikes I  spryd them yesterday with bug clear But thay are steel alive what type of caterpillar are they they are very small don't dangle on a small thin web

Title: Re: Small caterpillar
Post by: Snoop on February 26, 2016, 15:30

I've just done what you probably did: Googled your problem. Not much came up apart from other people with the same problem but no solution. Time to remove them by hand, perhaps. Good luck!

Title: Re: Small caterpillar
Post by: Flowertot on March 02, 2016, 13:15

I think they are tortrix moth larvae - Google these and see what you think. They attack Rosemary too.