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little green monsters eating my sugar snap pea leaves
Hello I was wondering if some one could help me with these little green inch worm looking things eating the #$%% out of my sugar snap peas, borage , bok choy. I have some very small dill plants starting to surface about 5 ft away could that be an issue? How should I get rid of these little guys?
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Permalink Reply by Chris Byers on -
You could hand pick them or if you think the infestation is too severe get some sulfur powder and it will kill them all. This is considered and organic insectacide and is also good for the soil.
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Permalink Reply by Rachel on -
The cabbage looper worms are usually only a serious pest on cabbage/broccoli etc. It seems like they spread to other plants that are close, so it may just be an issue of proximity... I doubt they will harm your dill. I pick them off by hand and give them to the chickens and quail. I find that if I check the plants regularly (every other day) they don't ever get big enough to do significant damage. Depending on if the infested area is small enough for hand-picking to be practical, that would be my first recommendation.
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