My control has evolved over the years as I restored the natural order of my gardens. About a 2-3 year process and so worth the journey!!
👉🏻I USE to keep the plants covered with lightweight row cover 24/7 from birth to harvest but it was a struggle with heat and plant height as they matured.
👉🏻Then I APPLIED Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis). I applied according to directions and it 100% eliminates damage. How it works: When eaten by caterpillars, the bacteria produces proteins that paralyze the caterpillar's digestive system, which causes them to stop feeding and die. Bt is safe for use because it has a specific target and is nontoxic. The treated plant must be ingested by the insect to work.
👉🏻NOW I DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING! Because I invite and encourage the predators of caterpillars on my farm: wasps. Yes, I use to be terrified of wasps until I watched them carrying off caterpillars!! So funny how when you get to know about stuff you start to warm up. Yes, it is true they eat any caterpillars including ones we like, but we find our wasps hang in our garden on crops not habitat.
So, today I don’t do any treatments or covers, I allow nature to keep things in check. My caterpillars are feeding my wasps and all is right in my garden.
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