Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Turk's Cap Feeder?



Could this little Lepidoptera larva and its friends be feeding so ferociously?
If so, what should be done? Most of the Turk's Cap leaves are gone.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I haven't had time to ID them, but looks like the exact same thing on my swamp mallow (related to turk's cap). Whatever they are, they're too voracious for me. I tore off the most affected leaves and I tried to squoosh the rest. Looks like they'll defoliate a plant in no time flat!

amanda

Cherokee Master Gardeners said...

B. t. would be good.