I watched ours eat and I could see the chomping going on and the leaves disappearing. but they were eating the passion vine so I let them... actually could you beam me a few of these? our yard is full of weeds and vines that need to be chomped... Voracious is another word for squished. LOL
Oh no, that's such a shame! It reminds me of when I got a tomato plant, put it outside and in the morning it had vanished, there wasn't even the stalk left! It was snails in my case. Lynne x
Good grief! They work fast! Looking at the flowers, it looks like deer ate them. Can you find a good repellent for these, without harming the environment?
We have some caterpillars here that are all black with 'spines' like yours. I think they are mostly in the oak trees. If they fall on you they sting like the dickens! Sorry about your cone flowers.
annihilated, stripped, destroyed...and the words go on.
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My beautiful Cone Flowers were consumed
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during the days of rain.
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They even ate the petals on the flowers!
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Yes, Alex, I know what kind of caterpillars these are...squished.
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August 22, 2016 at 6:04 AM
awww.
August 22, 2016 at 6:32 AM
I watched ours eat and I could see the chomping going on and the leaves disappearing. but they were eating the passion vine so I let them... actually could you beam me a few of these? our yard is full of weeds and vines that need to be chomped... Voracious is another word for squished. LOL
August 22, 2016 at 6:52 AM
Good morning,
Oh no, your poor coneflowers! Bad caterpillars!
Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
August 22, 2016 at 8:12 AM
Oh no, that's such a shame!
It reminds me of when I got a tomato plant, put it outside and in the morning it had vanished, there wasn't even the stalk left!
It was snails in my case.
Lynne x
August 22, 2016 at 9:06 AM
Lots of rain here in Texas, but so far no bugs or worms.
August 22, 2016 at 10:20 AM
Oh no. Surely there is something that eats caterpillars. Maybe some resident guinea hens?
August 22, 2016 at 11:32 AM
Good grief! They work fast! Looking at the flowers, it looks like deer ate them. Can you find a good repellent for these, without harming the environment?
August 22, 2016 at 11:54 AM
Terrible things. They did that to my crab-apple tree.
August 22, 2016 at 1:15 PM
Nasty, greedy critters, Gail! Something has been devouring my plants too...perhaps it is them!...:)JP
August 22, 2016 at 3:40 PM
Munch! Munch! Squish!
August 22, 2016 at 8:51 PM
We have some caterpillars here that are all black with 'spines' like yours. I think they are mostly in the oak trees. If they fall on you they sting like the dickens!
Sorry about your cone flowers.
*hugs* ♥
August 22, 2016 at 11:24 PM
Jeepers! My husband's pepper plants were attacked by one big grasshopper...he gnawed the heck out of the branches and leaves.
August 23, 2016 at 3:07 PM
Very naughty caterpillars ...
All the best Jan
August 23, 2016 at 5:28 PM
I had these guys on one of my trees last year...hope we did not send them your way as have not seen them yet this year
August 23, 2016 at 8:20 PM
I hate when they eat my plants, little devils!
=)
September 1, 2016 at 11:48 AM