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27-NOV-2015 Yvonne

Infestation

At home

Of tiny caterpillars, about a centimeter in length... I didn't notice them until I
put this photo up on the screen and there they were! I discovered they were on nearly
all the potted cuttings of zonal pelargoniums I had sitting on the racks, so I went
over every bud and removed each stem, but didn't kill the caterpillars in case they
belonged to the "good" guys e.g., predatory wasps. If Christine sees this she may
recognise them as being similar to some she has seen? Anyone else got any ideas - I
don't want to spray any insecticides as I have such a good ecosystem going here.

Canon EOS 40D ,Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8
1/400s f/5.6 at 90.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time27-Nov-2015 12:32:13
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length90 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance10.000 m

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Alexander Kazakov02-Dec-2015 12:50
Superb! V
hamery30-Nov-2015 15:14
Great capture of these tiny caterpillars in superb details, Yvonne. V
Bryan Murahashi30-Nov-2015 04:51
Looks like they have been feasting on your beautiful blossoms. V
Gill Kopy30-Nov-2015 02:01
The challengers of gardening !! At least you still have a flower - our deer leave nothing except a stalk :(
Johnny JAG29-Nov-2015 20:05
Live and let live, pity about the pelargoniums
Martin Lamoon29-Nov-2015 19:17
At least they are not caterpillars for long!
v
Ika Zinka Eferl29-Nov-2015 18:50
Superb capture , the colors are amazing.V
Walter Otto Koenig29-Nov-2015 18:32
Great photograph with such nice details and beautiful colors. "V"
Jeff Real29-Nov-2015 16:23
Fine looking details are a pleasure to see ~V~
Tom LeRoy29-Nov-2015 16:18
Sad to see, hope they don't get too many of your beautiful flowers! V
marie-jose wolff29-Nov-2015 16:01
hope that these caterpillars are not too ravenous! V
Irene Wehrli29-Nov-2015 14:40
I' m so glad you do not spray insecticides, Yvonne. I'm sure this stuff kills other creatures too..
It's always a shock when you notice such hungry fellows, but that's life.
Irene
LynnH29-Nov-2015 14:36
Oh dear... I hope you find out what they are. This is a beautiful photo, except for the worms of course. :) V
joseantonio29-Nov-2015 14:00
What a shame....the flowers are really lovely.V.
borisalex29-Nov-2015 11:47
..but a great shot! V.
Gerard Koehl29-Nov-2015 08:06
Splendide. V
laine29-Nov-2015 07:34
Hungry little beggars :) A shame the pretty flower is being ruined !!
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