Keeping Your Garden Free of Caterpillars: Easy Steps 🐛

Caterpillars can quickly defoliate plants. Here’s how to keep them at bay:

1. Hand Picking: Remove caterpillars by hand and drop them into soapy water.

2. Bt Spray: Use Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) spray, a natural insecticide that targets caterpillars.

3. Beneficial Insects: Introduce beneficial insects like parasitic wasps that prey on caterpillars.

4. Row Covers: Use row covers to protect plants from egg-laying moths.

5. Neem Oil: Apply neem oil to deter caterpillars and other pests.

Tips:

- Regularly inspect plants for caterpillar eggs and larvae.

- Rotate crops to disrupt the life cycle of caterpillars.

- Encourage birds, which are natural predators of caterpillars.