tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post4477772685550557660..comments2023-11-03T02:02:34.304-07:00Comments on GO RIGHT IN....MY GARDEN: An ugly monster in my garden!p3chandanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-44516324867055611132011-02-18T05:43:43.325-08:002011-02-18T05:43:43.325-08:00Glad your plant is growing back. Butterflys are be...Glad your plant is growing back. Butterflys are beautiful but no question they can be destructive in the first stages.<br /><br />Cher<br /><a href="http://www.goldenrayyorkies.com" rel="nofollow">Goldenray Yorkies</a>Sunray Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691531921190526219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-52024710975190161082011-02-08T09:22:58.374-08:002011-02-08T09:22:58.374-08:00Bangchik, after 2 days, my caladium has grown new ...Bangchik, after 2 days, my caladium has grown new leaves! So happy but now keep a look out for any new caterpillars..<br /><br />Malar, I see only white cute white butterflies in my garden, but this caterpillar is a huge monster, cant be its mommy, right? <br /><br />James, I want my garden full of butterflies but I hate the caterpillars! Good idea to keep them in jars, but Im the geli type, no way Im going to have them as pets! <br /><br />Milka, I supposed so, when it dropped into the pond Im sure the fish thought it was a huge worm and grabbed it!haha..<br /><br />Dona, thank you, yes they have grown back thank goodness for that!p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-53994551066428337172011-02-07T06:32:18.450-08:002011-02-07T06:32:18.450-08:00I'm really sorry for your Caladium! These are ...I'm really sorry for your Caladium! These are risks of gardening... :Ddonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314843153717881130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-31170726886620407162011-02-07T05:07:36.766-08:002011-02-07T05:07:36.766-08:00Eeww..!! I thought what monster you were talking a...Eeww..!! I thought what monster you were talking about. Very geli lah! Koi can eat this?miruku https://www.blogger.com/profile/01786900237495687254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-941469028186835692011-02-07T01:43:43.230-08:002011-02-07T01:43:43.230-08:00I often go thru the dilema of whether to keep the ...I often go thru the dilema of whether to keep the plant or the caterpillar.<br />Finally I found a middle way, I put the caterpillar in jar and give to my little one to take care. Often feeding it leaves in a controlled manner.<br />Eventually the caterpillar will go on a survival mode and turn quickly into a pupa and finally a butterfly.<br />We often exnjoy the moment of releasing them with my 7 year old son excitement.<br />So, next time you find one - keep it, and feed it and see it turn to a bearutiful butterfly.James Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423981835876393119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-74542850341933435542011-02-06T18:24:07.909-08:002011-02-06T18:24:07.909-08:00I hate caterpillars! I see them all the time in my...I hate caterpillars! I see them all the time in my garden..... Everytime i see a butterfly.....i use to imagine the caterpillars......phobia.....Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-81447479885396845362011-02-06T04:57:57.904-08:002011-02-06T04:57:57.904-08:00Your plant is going for a "haircut"... o...Your plant is going for a "haircut"... of course it will grow back, probably better with caterpillar poo. Sedih!.. haha.Bangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-47063073251162306312011-02-05T16:59:05.428-08:002011-02-05T16:59:05.428-08:00Karin, I've seen your hornworm caterpillar, it...Karin, I've seen your hornworm caterpillar, it was such a beauty but a nasty pest. Indeed it looked almost the same as the one in my garden minus the lovely patterns it had.I inspected my tomato plants but couldnt find a single caterpillar there but only occasional white mealy bugs. Thank you so much for showing me your post on the caterpillars, it was very informative.p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-31247530106882908152011-02-05T11:12:00.112-08:002011-02-05T11:12:00.112-08:00That caterpillar looks an awful lot like a tomato ...That caterpillar looks an awful lot like a tomato horn worm which turns into a moth. Tomato horn worms are native to the United States but maybe you have a relative? I invite you to look at a post I did on this caterpillar http://gardeningsoul.blogspot.com/2010/08/caterpillars-hard-at-work.html<br />and you can see if it looks similar to you.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-20247814571028099182011-02-05T09:00:46.642-08:002011-02-05T09:00:46.642-08:00I think my plants will recover Fer, thank you, I c...I think my plants will recover Fer, thank you, I can see new shoots coming out! Must check closely on them in case more pests are coming.<br /><br /><br />Donna, seeing that ugly thing, I couldnt help wondering if Ive seen the Mommy fleeting around in my garden. For all you know, the Mommy could turn out to be a cute tiny butterfly!p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-628515029398579942011-02-05T07:32:03.870-08:002011-02-05T07:32:03.870-08:00Oh my I think I would wonder as well after I fed h...Oh my I think I would wonder as well after I fed him to the wildlife...your poor plant..I hope it recoversDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-43206653533360104802011-02-05T06:28:20.029-08:002011-02-05T06:28:20.029-08:00huge caterpilar! he must have had quite a meal wit...huge caterpilar! he must have had quite a meal with the leafs. Hope your plant recoversferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276731855082908670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-83761286020922925942011-02-05T05:49:33.703-08:002011-02-05T05:49:33.703-08:00Arati, thank you but Im not pleased with the subje...Arati, thank you but Im not pleased with the subject! :)<br /><br />Donna, Im not waiting for them to munch through my garden..well you can guess what happened to that monster!<br /><br />Rainfield, hope not..I bet my koi fish had a delicious juicy meal!p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-76065305026377441952011-02-05T05:34:59.104-08:002011-02-05T05:34:59.104-08:00Takaeko, I was just wondering that monster belonge...Takaeko, I was just wondering that monster belonged to which butterfly...but of course Im not going to wait since its going to munch all my foliage before it transforms!<br /><br />Wah Diana, so brave of you to pick them by your fingers! They do bite right? Or make you gatal all over...<br /><br /><br />One Ive seen grasshoppers in my garden, but caterpillars...first time and so huge too!p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-70223755586384538052011-02-05T05:07:52.892-08:002011-02-05T05:07:52.892-08:00The caterpillar will soon learn to dive or swim un...The caterpillar will soon learn to dive or swim under water.<br /><br />You better find another trick then.rainfield61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01334864123466123667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-61804171910610707372011-02-05T04:25:42.530-08:002011-02-05T04:25:42.530-08:00They certainly are hungry critters. And Caladium h...They certainly are hungry critters. And Caladium have BIG leaves. All that munching and all you get is a grasshopper?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-92207653164662797052011-02-05T03:13:40.234-08:002011-02-05T03:13:40.234-08:00wow! thats a lovely shot of the caterpillar.wow! thats a lovely shot of the caterpillar.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07716055882668357832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-46008360180362354752011-02-05T00:59:13.818-08:002011-02-05T00:59:13.818-08:00Oh, no! Really botak! What a good appetite it has....Oh, no! Really botak! What a good appetite it has. There are probably hundreds of them here, small and big. I thought they are terrible till the baby grasshoppers arrive.Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919719601969345138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-19016793809657511932011-02-05T00:45:10.834-08:002011-02-05T00:45:10.834-08:00They can much to their heart content until all the...They can much to their heart content until all the leaves are botak. I am so used to them right now that I just pick it up with my fingers.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251415379188394270.post-37942963338611326222011-02-04T23:08:48.856-08:002011-02-04T23:08:48.856-08:00It's very ironic that you are wondering what t...It's very ironic that you are wondering what type of beautiful butterfly the young worm will transform into with concerning the bug's attack against your plants!<br />Can you wait for beautiful butterfly entertaining you?<br />I definitely can't.takaekohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02935915593745969292noreply@blogger.com