Please help me figure out these caterpillars

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clark82 Gibsonton, FL Sep 27, 2011

I am in central Florida.

They are killing my tree. Thanks!

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Sep 27, 2011

These look like Tussock Moths. How many have you got? How large is the tree? You can try spraying the tree with an insecticide for them but you'd be killing good bugs, too. If the tree or infestation isn't large, you could try hand picking. Wear heavy gloves. They have hairs that irritate.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 28, 2011

Oleander caterpillars; hairs are harmless.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in135

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Oct 02, 2011

you can spray with Bt or a product with Spinosad...both are organic and will only kill these caterpillars. they eat the leaf and then die of a stomach upset.

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