tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post7728180179433428005..comments2024-03-20T04:42:47.764-04:00Comments on Country Gardener: Foiled the nasties: gypsy moth caterpillars, that isYvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03098282222368869353noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-40495264166573563512008-07-23T21:45:00.000-04:002008-07-23T21:45:00.000-04:00oh no these are horrible, we studied these for a w...oh no these are horrible, <BR/>we studied these for a while in college Tree damage is caused by the insect larvae, or caterpillars, which emerge from their eggs beginning in early spring and continuing through mid-May. The larvae move to the leaves of trees and begin to eat, mostly at night. During daylight hours, larvae generally seek shade from the sun but feeding can occur in daytime in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-21588965293736177762007-06-14T18:07:00.000-04:002007-06-14T18:07:00.000-04:00I am west of Toronto Ont. and our neiborhood has a...I am west of Toronto Ont. and our neiborhood has an infestation!! My neighbor alerted me as her birches and others are attacked and sure enough both my white and river birch are covered!!!I absolutely have no patience for pests on our trees and gardens! Thank you for this nature friendly insecticide..I'll look out for it at my local garden centre .I was just out there looking at them and I feel Naturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-76319427309267198432007-06-08T11:21:00.000-04:002007-06-08T11:21:00.000-04:00Oh, shudder...I have not-fond memories of burlap-b...Oh, shudder...I have not-fond memories of burlap-banding when I was a middle-schooler and my Dad sending me out to pick the caterpillars off the trees. Ick. I'm sorry that you had to spray, but it does sound like you did such a thoughtful job in picking your poison and figuring out how best to use it. I hope the infestation doesn't return next year!Geniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17389079253880870431noreply@blogger.com