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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: tilts on September 22, 2006, 12:55:22

Title: Skeleton Brassica's
Post by: tilts on September 22, 2006, 12:55:22
I have been away for two weeks and went to the plot last night to find almost all my beautiful 'caged' brassicas  looking like skeletons.
I need to kill the caterpillars that have somehow got on them.
They are in lovely cages of scaffolding nets......can it be sabotage!!!!!
What can i use, i really do need to kill the blighters?
Title: Re: Skeleton Brassica's
Post by: tim on September 22, 2006, 13:11:58
My impression of scaffolding nets is wide mesh? If so, not much help.

I doubt that the cats are still at work? All ours have long gone. But if they are still there, fingers & thumbs!
Title: Re: Skeleton Brassica's
Post by: keef on September 22, 2006, 13:32:21
They should start dissappering now as it get colder - i use the finger and thumb method like Tim, but messy though.
Title: Re: Skeleton Brassica's
Post by: saddad on September 22, 2006, 17:02:33
Messy but satisfying.. I'm all for the hands on approach to pest control!
;D
Title: Re: Skeleton Brassica's
Post by: cleo on September 22, 2006, 17:59:59
sorry to hear this-the blessed CBWs even managed to get under some of my fleece.

On a positive note even skeletal brassicas can and do grow back.
Title: Re: Skeleton Brassica's
Post by: Mrs Ava on September 22, 2006, 22:09:28
I squished lots of catterpillas on my last visit - makes my stomach roll after a while...bleugh!