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to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 26th, 2014, 2:22 pm
by stocaz
Hi all, have found a few of these on my trees and am unsure if there doing good or not ?
Do i squash or save ?
Cheers Ross
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 26th, 2014, 4:11 pm
by Pup
stocaz wrote:Hi all, have found a few of these on my trees and am unsure if there doing good or not ?
Do i squash or save ?
Cheers Ross
Squash one can defoliate a tree in a couple of hours.
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 26th, 2014, 4:26 pm
by Isitangus
Put them in a bowl for the birdies
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 26th, 2014, 4:30 pm
by bodhidharma
Collect them in a bowl and take them out into the bush and let them go. Better for your Karma and the insect life.
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 26th, 2014, 4:32 pm
by stocaz
Thanks guys, mission accomplished
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 26th, 2014, 4:35 pm
by stocaz
bodhidharma wrote:Collect them in a bowl and take them out into the bush and let them go. Better for your Karma and the insect life.
Threw him over the fence, now his the neighbors problem
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 26th, 2014, 6:49 pm
by bodhidharma
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 26th, 2014, 11:52 pm
by Pup
stocaz wrote:bodhidharma wrote:Collect them in a bowl and take them out into the bush and let them go. Better for your Karma and the insect life.
Threw him over the fence, now his the neighbors problem
When it comes back over the fence and lays more eggs its back to your problem.
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 27th, 2014, 10:17 am
by kcpoole
they are called looper worms and are larvae of a moth.
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4317#p48460
Dipel will control them.
Ken
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 27th, 2014, 10:35 am
by stocaz
Pup wrote:
When it comes back over the fence and lays more eggs its back to your problem.
Probably right...... next time i might just bring it across the road and dump it in their garden, cant stand those people
Thanks for that, have just found the odd one every now and then so not a big problem for the moment.
Cheers Ross
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 27th, 2014, 12:27 pm
by kcpoole
I usually get about 1/2 dozen ore so each year, but a few years ago when I posted the original thread I had heaps.
None so far this year that i have seen
Ken
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 27th, 2014, 1:22 pm
by Jason
bodhidharma wrote:Collect them in a bowl and take them out into the bush and let them go. Better for your Karma and the insect life.
This is what I do too
for the ones I can collect at least
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 27th, 2014, 5:03 pm
by mtarros
Well I would say depending on the time of year they can be good as they will defoliate the tree for you.
Saves you from doing it
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 29th, 2014, 10:36 am
by shibui
Hey Stocaz
Which fence did you chuck that guy over and how far did you chuck it
Maybe all the way to my place
Found a couple of these feeding on a kunzea here a couple of days ago
P1110240.JPG
Please send address so I can return it.
Re: to kill or to not kill ??
Posted: November 29th, 2014, 10:41 am
by stocaz
shibui wrote:Hey Stocaz
Which fence did you chuck that guy over and how far did you chuck it
Maybe all the way to my place
Found a couple of these feeding on a kunzea here a couple of days ago
P1110240.JPG
Please send address so I can return it.
Hahaha he must be the European version, much hairier than my little guy...