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title: "I have caterpillars eating my outdoor plants is there anything I can…"
description: "I have caterpillars eating my outdoor plants is there anything I can do to stop them?"
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author: "Blooming Dawn"
published: "2025-07-01T00:45:18.925215Z"
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# I have caterpillars eating my outdoor plants is there anything I can…

_Posted by Blooming Dawn on 2025-07-01_

I have caterpillars eating my outdoor plants is there anything I can do to stop them?

## 4 comments

### nick commented on 2025-07-01

Given that there is a serious lack of butterflies im inclined to say not to kill them as google would suggest. I would pick them off and relocate to a nature preserve near you, or if curious, you can watch them grow in those net habitats. Definitely research what kind they are first tho.

#### Blooming Dawn replied on 2025-07-01

OK thank you so much!

### Sunny commented on 2025-07-01

I pick them off with a rubber tipped long tweezer. Then, move them to the farthest corner of my yard where the weeds grow.

#### AuntMoogoo replied on 2025-07-02

Good idea for me to start a little wildflower box in my yard! Thank you!!!

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