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[deltamiss]

Something is eating my basil, darn it! But it's not aphids because ladybugs are all over the pots. Hmmmm...maybe it is since there are lots of predators. I figure it's slugs though I haven't seen any. If the ladybugs stick around, aphids won't be a problem anyway. Maybe it's grasshoppers. Eh, everybody's got to eat.






However, nothing seems to be doing anything about the caterpillars on the dill so they had to be picked off by hand. There were SIX on my little plant doing as much damage as they could. Normally, I do not try to control the pests other than picking off those I can see, and I hated to destroy these. Butterfly or dill? I think I want my dill. Little buggers!

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[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Caterpillars are pretty but they're huge chompers. I never knew they'd like dill!
It's hard to see slugs in the day time. Have you looked under the pots and in the soil?
Nasty things.

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

I didn't know caterpillars liked dill either. I'll have to be extra vigilant now that they've found it. :)

I haven't seen any signs of slugs anywhere so maybe it's grasshoppers. They ARE nasty!

[torainfor.livejournal.com]

Keep an eye out on your parsley. These look like swallowtail caterpillars, and they eat parsley, too.

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

Aaaaand, of course my baby parsley is right next to the dill. :/ Thanks for the heads up!

[rodluvan.livejournal.com]

Such wonderful pictures, the ladybug is cute and the caterpillar has nice colours

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

Thank you! We've seen several ladybugs in the herb garden. The caterpillar colors are very striking. :D

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

I should have moved them to the curly parsley! Why didn't I think of that?! ;)

[gen-here.livejournal.com]

Something's eating my basil, too. I think it's these teeny-tiny moths - they were swarming yesterday evening when I was watering.

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what's gotten the basil, but something does for a while every year. :/

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

Great photos.

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

Thanks. By the way, the caterpillar photo was cropped. ;)

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

I've got to do some adjusting on my camera--all it sees when I go outside are roses! I can't seem to shoot anything else.

[jazzyglo.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the photos, Lonnye Sue! Beautiful!

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Color, color, color! :D