Re: NYers beware: tent caterpillars

Daryl,
I hate spraying unless necessary.  If your approach does the trick, I'd go
for it.  I have no personal experience with this problem, thank goodness.

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] NYers beware: tent caterpillars


> Eva,
>
> Why spray? If you break open the tent a bit, the birds and other creatures
> will get them. I even had a parade of hornets carry off every one a few
> years ago. And if the tent itself offends you, it's easy just to cut it
off
> of the branch.
>
> No point in poisoning beneficial insects and other critters just to get
rid
> of 'em.
>
> d
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <EvaTEsq@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:27 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] NYers beware: tent caterpillars
>
>
> > Yikes!  I found 4 infestations of tent caterpillars in my small  yard.
Is
> > there an epidemic this year or something???  I caught two of  them just
as
> the
> > caterpillars were starting to leave the tent, and the only  thing I had
on
> hand
> > in the way of pesticide was wasp spray.  It seemed to  stop them in
their
> > tracks.  I hope I nipped it in the bud.
> >
> > Eva
> > Long  Island, NY
> > Zone 6/7
>
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