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title: "Something has been eating my summer annuals, especially the flowers…"
description: "Something has been eating my summer annuals, especially the flowers of my petunias, and my calibrachoas. I have found several of these little caterpillar-like…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Lynda"
published: "2024-09-14T05:20:07.257439Z"
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# Something has been eating my summer annuals, especially the flowers…

_Lynda님이 2024-09-14에 게시함_

Something has been eating my summer annuals, especially the flowers of my petunias, and my calibrachoas. I have found several of these little caterpillar-like creatures in the plants, and wonder if these are the little buggers that are destroying my lovely plants. Can anybody ID them; if so, what is the best method of getting rid of them? TIA for your welcome suggestions!  
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![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogsS0GJIvWBzx7CvItnCsicGb0YTD2umkWf-CRAbvzU/yoprNXApRoikgMITRyNvrw.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogsS0GJIvWBzx7CvItnCsicGb0YTD2umkWf-CRAbvzU/dRDRrOQHTaGijtYzMKLPwA.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogsS0GJIvWBzx7CvItnCsicGb0YTD2umkWf-CRAbvzU/n97Z6rrlTXis3qevLMraMw.webp?size=large)

## 10개의 댓글

### DanishGramma님이 2024-09-14에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Southern Ag Thuricide BT Caterpillar Control  
I had the same problem this year and this worked great 😊

#### Lynda님이 2024-09-15에 답변했습니다.

Thanks for your return post. One more question… Is this considered a chemical or natural antidote?  
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#### DanishGramma님이 2024-09-15에 답변했습니다.

It works like neem oil but won’t burn the leaves and doesn’t hurt bees 🐝

#### DanishGramma님이 2024-09-15에 답변했습니다.

Thuricide BT Caterpillar Control concentrate is used by organic gardeners and is made from bacteria that is toxic to listed pests. Safe to use on all plants, vegetables and edible crops

#### Lynda님이 2024-09-16에 답변했습니다.

Thanks for your return post! Thuricide BT sounds interesting; I’m going to check it out. I can check out the label, but can you tell me, does it do the same things that neem oil does, such as treat funguses? 🤗💚🪴

#### DanishGramma님이 2024-09-16에 답변했습니다.

No, I use copper for that. Captain Jack makes a good copper spray for fungus. I don’t use neem oil on my garden plants, it just doesn’t seem to do anything

### Sunny님이 2024-09-14에 댓글을 남겼어요.

That’s the likely culprit. Just remove them and toss them far away or in the pond to become bird/frog food and complete the circle of life. 😁 No chemicals needed.

#### Lynda님이 2024-09-15에 답변했습니다.

If they’re tasty, why give them to the birds and frogs… I’ll just toss them into my my salads,😝! Just kidding…but, it’s a great idea! Thanks for your return post.  
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#### Sunny님이 2024-09-15에 답변했습니다.

🤣

#### Lynda님이 2024-09-16에 답변했습니다.

🥲…😉! 🤗💚🪴

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