I've got a catepillar problem on my passion vines they are eating all my leaves. Whats the best remedy to get rid of this creatures?
dang catepillars
most natural way is to hand pick them off if you can.....then dispose of them in a way where they cannot come back to attack....
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insectacidal soap works too. i have them too. bad this year.
They are gulf fritillary cats. They turn into beautiful butterflies. Passiflora is their larval food. The plants don't mind and will grow back fast.
Thanks, I went home and pulled off the catapillars. They ate all the leaves off one plant completely. I have seen more butterflies around the pond.
glad it worked!......BTW - what kind of passion vine do you have?
not sure, took cuttings from grandmothers vine and rooted them very quickly, no blooms yet, LOL no leaves. will get picture of grandmothers and maybe someone will be able ID then.
poor little viney, lol........
Some sad news, just got back from grandmothers house and her vine died, catclaw vine took control. All I know is that the flowers are purple. No pic sorry
If it ain't the dang catepillers.....it's the ole catclaw, lol!!!!!
Please don't kill the cats, it won't hurt the vine and will provide thousands of beautiful butterflies, as Cala says. I know, the cats are everywhere, but just water the vines a lot and they will grow leaves faster. Next year, the vines will be increased and the cats will be about the same.
I have a purple one, really fragrant and bearing large five-fingered deep green leaves and huge blooms, and it's Incense, a Florida hybrid. In order to have fruit you have to grow another variety with it. I worried about the cats at first, as they were devouring the leaves, but it all turned out fine.
out of the three vines I got two have been completly devoured and their working on the last one. No new leaves yet on the other two. Not pretty at all. Sad!!!
Feed and water like crazy! And don't give up, the root is probably still healthy, and will put out new foliage. Unless, of course, it's too hot. Remember, you can always dig it up and bring it inside to grow at a window or under lights until it recovers.