I am still having great difficulties to overcome the mischief of the two dogs (Cocoa and Momo) chewing and destroying my edible garden. Now I have another problem in hand. I have found the pale green caterpillars lurking out at the herb garden and the tree tomato plant. These little menaces have managed to chew off all the young shoots of my basils, sages and mint.
They have to be stoped immediately ! I will drop by at Warehouse on the weekend to pick up Yates Dipel before the caterpillars munch the plants to bare roots.
"Bacillus thuringiensis or BT is a type of bacteria that's used to control the population of caterpillars. When a caterpillar bites a leaf that's covered with BT, the bacteria multiply inside its body, damaging its digestive tract with sharp protein crystals. These substances are extremely toxic to the caterpillar, so it will stop feeding on your plants and die within 20 minutes after its first mouthful. Once the caterpillar dies, its body splits open, releasing more bacteria to protect your garden or lawn. The conditions that are required for BT to multiply are only found in the stomach of caterpillars, so butterflies, bees, earthworms, spiders, beetles, and humans are completely safe from poisoning."
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