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“Life is like an azalea garden…. Watch for the caterpillars and keep the pest dust handy” ~ Happy FRISKY Friday ~
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Hundreds of these adult Azalea Caterpillars were having a heyday feasting on our azalea bush leaves this week.
After I grabbed some photos, hubby sprayed them and then dusted them with Sevendust ….. they turned a sickly yellow then completely disappeared.
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The azalea caterpillar, Datana major G & R, is found in Florida from July through October on azaleas (Rhododendron spp.). Often, the caterpillars completely defoliate much of the plant before they are detected. While the caterpillar appears hairy, it is harmless to humans and can be picked off the bushes by hand.
The caterpillar is found in Florida as far south as Polk and Hillsborough Counties. Rhododendron spp. are the only known hosts in Florida. Nationwide, it is limited to the southeastern quarter of the United States as far north as Maryland. The caterpillars seem to prefer indica azaleas, but has been reported on blueberry in Delaware, red oak in Maryland, and andromeda and apple in the mid-Atlantic states (Johnson and Lyon 1991).
Eggs are deposited by the female moth in late spring in masses of 80 to 100 on the underside of the leaf.
The first instar caterpillars feed in a cluster side by side unless disturbed. The first instar caterpillars are approximately 3/8 inch long after feeding for eight to ten hours. They remain gregarious and soon devour the entire leaf.
The first instar caterpillar is yellow with seven red longitudinal stripes and a black head. As the larva matures it becomes highly colored. The mature caterpillar is about two inches long, and predominately black, with a red last segment and eight broken yellow (occasionally white) lengthwise stripes. The head and legs are mahogany-red.
Most of the damage in the southeast United States occurs in August and September, but in Florida it continues through October.
To remove them by using organic solutions such as Bacillus thuringiensis k. (a.k.a., Bt), or spray with products that contain spinosad or permethrin or remove it by hand (it is harmless to humans) and discard it in a jar of soapy water. Chemical sprays with acephate or carbaryl (amongst others) can also be used.
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Nice to see but bad to have.
so many
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It somewhat reminds me of a girlfriend I once had, also very prety and picture perfect to look at, but a pest nonetheless
Splendid these browse, unfortunately create serious damages.!
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I’ve never seen that much of the underside of these
critters–very interesting view. They are definitely
a problem–we used to have tomato worms on our
maters–two bricks worked really well, arghhhhh, yukky!
A beautiful picture Turtlemom, the detail is just awesome
Wow…you got a bunch Nancy. These guys will destroy that azalea bush for you.
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Seems we don’t have it in Europe – but we have other pest caterpillars
Looks a little bit like our
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Good pictures, Nancy. We used to have a creeping plant called Morning Glory, and that used to have these big caterpillars on it. Trouble was they turned into giant moths,and when they got into the house at night, I used to panic.!!! So had to get rid of the plant!!!! hugs xxx
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Oh my! Hope they didn’t eat too much. Don’t you love how we take pics..then kill them..haha Nice shots Nancy. Have a good weekend.
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Oh, my goodness, I hope they didn’t destroy your azaleas. In all the years we’ve had azaleas, I’ve never seen a one of these caterpillars. They’re really quite colorful and pretty … too bad they’re so destructive.
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