How do I get rid of clivia caterpillars?
Caterpillars are commonly found on Clivias and Citrus trees. For best treatment on Clivias and Agapanthus, spray plants with Protek Knox Worm. Alternatively use Margret Roberts Biological Caterpillar Insecticide. For best treatment on Citrus, spray plants with Efekto Oleum.
Why do I have caterpillars in my backyard?
Typically, lawn caterpillars don’t become a major problem until late August through October, but frequent rains have contributed to higher than normal populations. Lawn caterpillars to watch out for include fall armyworms, sod webworms and grass loopers.
How do I get rid of cycad moths?
If you have missed the moths and now see the caterpillars, (Young are green and older ones are brown) spray with Carbaryl or remove them by hand. You may need follow up sprays as more hatch. This spray must contact the pest to be effective. The cycad blue butterfly attacks the fresh growth as it is unfolding.
What is eating my sago palm?
Sago palm pests include scale and mealybugs. Mealybugs are fuzzy white bugs that feed on stems and fruit of plants causing leaf disfiguration and fruit drop. Mealybugs reproduce and spread rapidly so you must attend to them immediately. Control ants, too, as they like the excrement called “honeydew” of mealybugs.
What is killing my clivias?
Insect Pests In their native land of South Africa, Clivia are attacked by the caterpillar of the Amaryllis Borer Moth, Brithys pancratii. Granular systemic insecticides, added to the soil around the base of the infected plant and watered in lightly, seem to offer the best approach to destroying mealy bugs.
What caterpillar eats clivias?
Lily Borer or Spodoptera picta, is a yellow, grey and black striped worm with black dots like eyes on the head and base of the body. This caterpillar can cause a lot of damage to your Clivias. Keep an eye out for early detection.
What does it mean when there are a lot of caterpillars?
There is an old folklore about caterpillars. The woolly bear caterpillar tells if it is a bad winter if there are a lot of them crawling around, if he has a heavy coat and if the black band on his back is wide. The more black than brown he is or the wider the black stripe, the worse the winter.
How do you identify a cycad?
Stems have spirals of relatively smooth diamond-shaped leaf scars. Cycads produce cones. If they have the above characters and a cone, the plant is a cycad.
How do you control a cycad blue butterfly?
The good news is the solution is simple. Use Dipel, Success or pyrethrum and any of these will control the caterpillars responsible. Spray as new growth unfolds, repeat the sprays after rain, and keep going until the leaves have fully opened out.
How much is a sago palm worth?
A Sago palm will generally cost about $20 for a plant that’s 12 inches tall. Smaller plants may be available for between $5 and $15. Price increases considerably the larger the plant gets, with a 24 inch Sago Palm likely to fetch over $100.
What kind of butterfly has blue caterpillars?
The butterfly is called the cycad blue butterfly (Theclinesthes onycha). Fortunately its caterpillars can be controlled with Dipel, pyrethrum or Yates Success.
Is the cycad blue butterfly poisonous to humans?
The butterfly is called the cycad blue butterfly (Theclinesthes onycha). Fortunately its caterpillars can be controlled with Dipel, pyrethrum or Yates Success. All of these are natural products derived from diseases of cater-pillars – that is, they aren’t poisonous to people, birds and animals in general.
Why are the leaves on my cycad blue butterfly turning yellow?
The classic symptoms are areas of new growth in the centres of the foliage, where the leaves go yellow and the edges turn a whitish-straw colour. This is caused by a butterfly which lays its eggs on the flush of new growth each year and its caterpillars do the damage. The butterfly is called the cycad blue butterfly (Theclinesthes onycha).
Why do butterflies lay their eggs on new growth?
This is caused by a butterfly which lays its eggs on the flush of new growth each year and its caterpillars do the damage. The butterfly is called the cycad blue butterfly (Theclinesthes onycha). Fortunately its caterpillars can be controlled with Dipel, pyrethrum or Yates Success.