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Author Garden: Help! rucrazy Great Gardener Member # 8690 posted                       Been away a while -- getting the garden ready it's been really a chore but fun! OK, my question: Something is eating my geraniums! I can see little black droppings but can't find anything! What should I look for? How do I treat the plant without the use of pesticides? Thnx!! Plants: 71 | From: calif | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 71.137.149.165 Jiffymouse guest posted                 ru, i'm moving this post down in the pests section! we are so glad to have you back, wondered where you have been, but i do want you to get an answer!! Seeded: 72.10.77.149 rucrazy Great Gardener Member # 8690 posted                       JM - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!! Plants: 71 | From: calif | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 71.137.149.165 Longy Garden Pro! Member # 3641 posted                       Have a close look right down inside the plant, under any litter ot between branches etc. There's probably a fat caterpillar or something hiding in there thru the day. Or, go out atnight with a flashlight and catch the culprit. * * * * The secret is the soil. Plants: 1184 | From: East Coast | Registered: Sep 2004  |  Seeded: 146.38.90.16 rucrazy Great Gardener Member # 8690 posted                       Thanks, Longy! I will give it a look in the morning. Any ideas how to keep them at bay? Plants: 71 | From: calif | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 71.137.149.165 Longy Garden Pro! Member # 3641 posted                       Any ideas how to keep them at bay? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Depends what it is. If it is a caterpillar, just remove it/them. Look hard, they're good at hiding. * * * * The secret is the soil. Plants: 1184 | From: East Coast | Registered: Sep 2004  |  Seeded: 146.23.68.22 rucrazy Great Gardener Member # 8690 posted                       Thanks, Longy! Plants: 71 | From: calif | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 71.137.149.74 The Plant Doc Mr. Radio Member # 1462 posted                       RU, How little are the little black droppings? * * * * Mike Maier aka The Plant Doc Plants: 1592 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Sep 2003  |  Seeded: 68.187.119.171 rucrazy Great Gardener Member # 8690 posted                       Mike! The droppings are about 1/16" or so. It seems to me that they are attacking the flowers - not the leaves. Plants: 71 | From: calif | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 71.137.149.74 The Plant Doc Mr. Radio Member # 1462 posted                       Yeah, that sounds like caterpillar fras. Unless you can catch the critters and pick them off pretty much your only other alternative would be some sort of pesticide. You can use Merit and water your plant with that. That way only insects eating the plant would be harmed. If they are in pots you could try putting some "Tanglefoot" around the base of the pot. This is a sticky substance which is normally used around the base of trees to keep tent and gypsy moth caterpillars from climbing up. * * * * Mike Maier aka The Plant Doc Plants: 1592 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Sep 2003  |  Seeded: 68.187.119.171

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