4/6/08

Bougainvillea Looper

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I have Bougainvillea Loopers. "When a bougainvillea shrub is disturbed, the caterpillars drop unobserved to the ground, leaving most people wondering what is eating their bougainvillea plants."

Here's a shot of the very tiny caterpillar along with a leaf he munched on. I just sprayed an organic fungicide & insecticide made mostly of semase oil on the plants and hope to be rid of these pests soon.


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4 comments:

  1. Great macro! I seldom see caterpillars in our area...When I do its because my kids pointed them, I guess my eyes are not used to them =D
    Also saw in the previous post about the frogs...oh poor fishes!

    Happy gts! See you again soon!
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  4. I hate these buggers (haha). They hit my bonsai bougies each year, sometimes completely defoliating them. I'm curious what organic pesticide you used. I only have luck with safari but it is really bad stuff.
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