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dianekh Joined: 9/21/2009 Location: GA Posts: 1	Posted: Sep/21/2009 12:28 PM PST What if your fern was beautiful 2 days ago and Today it is completely eaten by something that appears to be black caterpillers. What is this and how do you treat them? Quote \| Reply \| Report

carolyncat353 Joined: 4/29/2008 Location: Westlake, La Posts: 4390	Posted: Sep/21/2009 12:38 PM PST Ferns are very sensitive to many insecticides. You might try dusting it with Sevin dust-the caterpillars could be from moths or butterfiles-though I can't think of any that prefer ferns right off. Quote \| Reply \| Report

aimee Joined: 6/21/2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 788	Posted: Sep/23/2009 2:48 PM PST Yeah, don't put malathion on 'em. I sprayed my southern maiden hair with it this spring when something was eating it, and it killed it all the way back to the ground. It eventually came out again, but not as big as it was last year. I hope next year it will do better. Quote \| Reply \| Report

witt Joined: 3/28/2008 Location: The Bucolic Bungalow Lancaster, SC Posts: 6946 Moderator	Posted: Sep/26/2009 3:04 AM PST Thanks for that info. I didn't know that! Quote \| Reply \| Report

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dianekh
Joined: 9/21/2009
Location: GA
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Posted: Sep/21/2009 12:28 PM PST

What if your fern was beautiful 2 days ago and Today it is completely eaten by something that appears to be black caterpillers. What is this and how do you treat them?

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carolyncat353

Joined: 4/29/2008
Location: Westlake, La
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Posted: Sep/21/2009 12:38 PM PST

Ferns are very sensitive to many insecticides. You might try dusting it with Sevin dust-the caterpillars could be from moths or butterfiles-though I can't think of any that prefer ferns right off.

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aimee

Joined: 6/21/2008
Location: Indiana
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Posted: Sep/23/2009 2:48 PM PST

Yeah, don't put malathion on 'em. I sprayed my southern maiden hair with it this spring when something was eating it, and it killed it all the way back to the ground. It eventually came out again, but not as big as it was last year. I hope next year it will do better.

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witt

Joined: 3/28/2008
Location: The Bucolic Bungalow Lancaster, SC
Posts: 6946
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Posted: Sep/26/2009 3:04 AM PST

Thanks for that info. I didn't know that!

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