Caterpillar invasion

Worth1 · May 13, 2010

Is It just my place or what?
We have untold thousands of these critters in all colors sizes and shapes this year.
Fuzzy slick stripped black brown yellow orange and white everywhere.
Ever year we have some sort of new critter one year toads another birds stickbugs grasshoppers and so on this year caterpillars.

Every day the driveway is coverd in droppings if I let it go it would be an inch thick.
I know some of them sting but I like to let the fuzzy ones crawl on me.
As long as you dont mash them they wont hurt.
Yes they eat a little but no way will I try to kill them I figure it's just their turn this year, they will be gone soon.

Worth

dustdevil · May 13, 2010

Can't have caterpillar krap all over that nice new driveway ;-) You need some guineas.

Worth1 · May 14, 2010

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Originally Posted by dustdevil

Can't have caterpillar krap all over that nice new driveway ;-) You need some guineas.

No what I need is some Guiness.

I forgot to mention green there are green ones too.

And red and spotted with stripes.
I think the reason I dont have birds in my yard this year is because they can stay in the woods and eat their fill.
A humming bird stopped by and cussed me out for not having the feeders out yet.

Worth

b54red · May 14, 2010

I've had a hummingbird feeder out for a month but none have shown up yet. So far no caterpillars either except for cabbage worms.

kath · May 14, 2010

I think those things run in cycles-last year. Last year or the year before I was sweeping them off the porch with a broom and going round and round the house, trying to get them off-yuck. This year I've only seen 2 of the striped fuzzies and just a couple of their cocoons. We live on the edge of woods and have many birds but I never saw them being eaten. Our hummers were a couple weeks later in arriving this year than usual, but are at the feeders regularly now for about a week.

dustdevil · May 14, 2010

Worth, a Guiness? I figured you deserve a Shiner! ;-)

May 13, 2010	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Caterpillar invasion Is It just my place or what? We have untold thousands of these critters in all colors sizes and shapes this year. Fuzzy slick stripped black brown yellow orange and white everywhere. Ever year we have some sort of new critter one year toads another birds stickbugs grasshoppers and so on this year caterpillars. Every day the driveway is coverd in droppings if I let it go it would be an inch thick. I know some of them sting but I like to let the fuzzy ones crawl on me. As long as you dont mash them they wont hurt. Yes they eat a little but no way will I try to kill them I figure it's just their turn this year, they will be gone soon. Worth

May 13, 2010	#2
dustdevil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WI, USA Zone4 Posts: 1,887	Can't have caterpillar krap all over that nice new driveway ;-) You need some guineas.

May 14, 2010	#4
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I've had a hummingbird feeder out for a month but none have shown up yet. So far no caterpillars either except for cabbage worms.

May 14, 2010	#5
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	I think those things run in cycles-last year. Last year or the year before I was sweeping them off the porch with a broom and going round and round the house, trying to get them off-yuck. This year I've only seen 2 of the striped fuzzies and just a couple of their cocoons. We live on the edge of woods and have many birds but I never saw them being eaten. Our hummers were a couple weeks later in arriving this year than usual, but are at the feeders regularly now for about a week.