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Caterpillar & Moth Control

Spined Soldier Bugs

Podisus Maculiventris

Caterpillars - Natural Controls

Hand-pick and destroy caterpillars. Clean up after harvest to destroy over-wintering cover.

Tachinid flies parasites the caterpillar larvae, but would be used only in a large area only. Trichogramma wasps parasitize eggs, but again need a large area and will kill endangered or beneficial butterflies. You can attract tachinid flies and other beneficial organisms by growing herbs and flowers in or near your vegetable patch. Please visit Herb Seeds for more information to attract beneficial organisms.

	Spined Soldier Bugs These beneficial insects are also common throughout North America, but you can buy them too. After the nymphs hatch from their eggs, the become voracious predators. They will eat many kinds of caterpillar, including gypsey moth caterpillars, plus Colorado Potato Beetle Larvae and Mexican Bean Beetle Larvae. Also grups mix bean beetls, hornworm, Cabbage Looper, Web Worm, and Army worm. You'll need about 100 spined soldier bug nymphs per 20 feet of bean row, or two to five nymphs for each square yard. Distribute in crop or garden to minimize cannibalism.
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