Re: strange gardening year

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] strange gardening year
• From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
• Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 03:27:21 -0400

> From: Pamela J. Evans <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
> Uh oh - woolly caterpillars like slate gray or black creatures w/
lots
> of whiter hairs? Are they good or bad? I saw a bunch of 'em last
night
> while watering and picking up pecans and didn't know what they
were.
> Should I stomp them or leave them be??
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Naw, woolly bears around here are black or brown with reddish rings,
but the hairs are black, not white.  They are fat guys who curl up
when disturbed and generally are found in mulch.  I have to assume
they eat plants, but have never seen one doing it.

Here's a nice photo + some info. on them:

http://www.naturalsciences.org/funstuff/notebook/inverts/woolly_bear.h
tml

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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