tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post115033011712932810..comments2023-12-23T04:37:14.632-08:00Comments on Gaia Garden: Caterpillar Days of SummerGaia Gardener:http://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-1150331439330041522006-06-14T17:30:00.000-07:002006-06-14T17:30:00.000-07:00I always count on the birds to keep the caterpilla...I always count on the birds to keep the caterpillar populations under control and, most of the time, they do an admirable job!<BR/><BR/>Not knowing where you are from, I don't know what kind of caterpillars you are referring to, but it sounds rather like tent caterpillars. They make the trees look terribly ugly for a season, but usually the trees have no problem recovering. <BR/><BR/>It takes a rather ridiculous amount of courage these days to refrain from spraying and let the trees recover naturally. But I've found that being courageous in that way allows the anti-caterpillar squads to gain ground, lessening the problem in the future. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes it's really hard, though!Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-1150330507506539882006-06-14T17:15:00.000-07:002006-06-14T17:15:00.000-07:00Maybe the birds will help keep the caterpillar pop...Maybe the birds will help keep the caterpillar population in control?<BR/><BR/>Where I'm from, they will infest trees, build a nest, and eat so many leaves they'll kill it, so if they are the wrong type they aren't very welcome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com