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title: "What are these little black things all over my romaine?"
description: "What are these little black things all over my romaine?"
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# What are these little black things all over my romaine?

_Gepostet von Meghan am 2024-05-03_

What are these little black things all over my romaine?

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## 6 Kommentare

### fireside kommentierte am 2024-05-03

could it be hornworm poop?

### Ji11 kommentierte am 2024-05-03

Yup caterpillar poop

#### Meghan antwortete am 2024-05-03

Bummer! I bought some captain jack spray, what should I do?

#### Sunny antwortete am 2024-05-03

The fastest way is to hand pick off the caterpillars and catapult them outside. They should be close by the plant.

#### Ji11 antwortete am 2024-05-05

I’ve seen people make moth decoys out of white plastic jugs. Cut to look like the cabbage white moths, add the black dot on the wings. Then you glue them to a straight wire so they “fly”above the plants and hopefully actual moths don’t lay eggs on your plants.

### Claire5904 kommentierte am 2024-05-04

‘Frass’ is the term entomologists use to describe the poo poo 💩

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