Caterpillar on Clivias
The lily caterpillar seems to have increased in numbers and horticultural importance along with the increased popularity of mass-planted crinum or spider lilies (Crinum pedunculatum) and clivias (Clivia miniata). Don looked at a mass planting of ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Your Garden Questions Answered and Mitre 10 Comp
This week Neville explains how to protect your garden from pests such as caterpillars. Your Garden Questions Answered and Mitre 10 Comp Easy-to-use measure bottle We are looking to solve some typical gardening problems and would love to solve ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Yates Pest Control
Pests such as caterpillars, aphids and snails can do all sorts of damage to your plants. Trevor shows how you can get rid of these pests from your garden, without using toxic chemicals. Controls Armyworm, cotton bollworm, native budworm ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Pests - Cabbage white butterfly/caterpillars
A serious pest of all members of the cabbage family, these destructive caterpillars are green with a faint yellow stripe down the back and along each side. They attack cabbages, broccoli, nasturtiums, stocks, wallflowers and watercress. They feed ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Mitre 10 - Controlling Garden Pests
Looking for a way to control garden pests without using dangerous chemicals? Trevor heads down to his local Mitre 10 store to get some advice on which products are the best to use to get rid of pests such as aphids and caterpillars. Controls ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Yates Ready to Use Pyrethrum
Judy is often asked whether it is worth trying to get rid of caterpillars. Sometimes the answer is: 'Don't worry, one or two caterpillars won't eat much and there is always the chance that they will turn into beautiful butterflies'. But there is ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Pests - Borer
Borers are caterpillars that attack many types of shrubs and trees, often entering at points of injury. The grubs tunnel into the plant leaving a mass of sawdust. Sometimes gum oozes from the wound. Odd branches or whole trees may be ring-barked ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Velvet worms
Velvet worms belong to a phylum of their own, the Onychophora, meaning 'claw-bearers'. They are small, terrestrial (land-dwelling) worms that look rather like caterpillars, with antennae and clawed legs down the whole length of their bodies. They ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Family Limacodidae
Cup moths (Family Limacodidae) are named for the cup-like cocoons that their caterpillars spin. Their slug-like and brightly coloured caterpillars have also been given various names such as Chinese Junks, Spitfires, Battleships or Warships ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Imperial Blue Butterfly
John Dengate came across a caterpillar covered by a swarm of ants. At first glance it seemed as though the ants were killing the caterpillar, but as John explained, these two insects have a very special relationship. The Imperial blue butterfly ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Lichen Moths
Banded Lichen Moth caterpillars grow to 13 mm, and come in tufted and non-tufted forms. Adult moths have a wingspan of 25 mm - 30 mm, and are variegated orange and black. Australia has over 215 species of lichen moths. These are placed in the ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Cordyceps hawkesii
Description and distribution map for Cordyceps hawkesii in Australia. Another vegetable caterpillar, less often seen than the more common C. gunnii. The fruiting body is divided into a fertile head and a sterile stalk. The club shaped, minutely ... [... more]
Fungimap |
