Do Bougainvillea Loopers and Cabbage Loopers have the same..

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lcskrafty Del Mar, CA Mar 20, 2013

tendencies? The reason I ask is because Bougainvillea Loopers and Cabbage Loopers seem to look the same and there are a ton of articles on how to kill Cabbage Loopers yet not a whole lot on Booger loopers...
Just curious...
Thanks!

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Mar 20, 2013

Here is some info from UCDavis on Bougainvillea looper control

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/PLANTS/INVERT/bougainloop.html

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gasrocks Portage, WI(Zone 5a) Mar 20, 2013

Loopers? A science fiction movie?

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OCCAROL Santa Ana, CA(Zone 10b) Mar 20, 2013

Aha! Is that what was munching on my Bougi last summer? I've never seen any damage on a bougainvilla aside from freeze or rats stripping the bark, until this past summer. If it's a looper, I would think BT ( baccillus thuringiensis) should solve the problem. Just a guess.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Mar 21, 2013

Yup...they recommend Bt for the young larvae and Spinosad for both young and mature worms.

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gasrocks Portage, WI(Zone 5a) Mar 21, 2013

My new and all time favorite spray says it will take care of them.

http://generalhydroponics.com/site/gh/docs/prod_labels/AzaMaxLbl.pdf

Azamax.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Mar 21, 2013

Ah yes...birth control for bugs....grin We have used Torus with fenoxycarb before.

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