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i am sitting in my garden writing this and there must be atleast 20 bloomin whites flying everywhere, i have a fish tank full of their eggs, and caterpillars from newly hatched to cocooned. can i, should i, "dispose" of them. i love them but they are well and truely going mad, i have far too many wasps in my garden hunting for them so i now i have resorted to trapping them so the local population doesnt explode, but by removing the wasps, nothing will eat the caterpillars, so is it allright for me to???? (not eat but kill...)
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get one of those there bee-keeping outfits...or drape yourself in net curtains, the white will reflect the sun and you'll be cooler
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All is fair in love and war. Kill emWPC F Hobbit, Shire police
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leave them = bye bye brassicasThought For The Day
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Do your veg (and all your veg-growing neighbours, if any) a favour, get rid of the things!Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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Any caterpillars that are eating food intended for you and your family can and should be got rid of, preferably at the egg stage.Comment
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For me, it's easy to get rid of caterpillars - I usually hose the grubs off the Brussels sprouts leaves.
Butterflies themselves are a different question - they're so beautiful and cheerful, even though I know they're just house hunting for a place to lay their eggs. I think they make a beautiful picture in the garden.
One thing for sure - no matter how many butterflies and their babies anyone disposes of, there will still be plenty left.Last edited by maytreefrannie; 09-08-2009, 10:20 PM.My hopes are not always realized but I always hope (Ovid)
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You could bring them over here and throw them to my laydees, all my caterpillars are being harvested daily
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Our girls won't touch Cabbage White babies!
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I didn't vote cos altough I'm more than happy to squish their eggs & caterpillars,I couldn't kill a butterfly...they're far too beautiful & free spirited!Last edited by di; 10-08-2009, 04:25 PM.the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.
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I squish the eggs, relocate the caterpillars and watch the butterflies
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Depends which butterflies. If we're talking cabbage whites, I'm not quick enough to get them so just remove eggs and caterpillars. Any other varieties I leave alone.AKA AngieComment
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Poor old cabbage whites! I was watching them flying around the plot the other day as i was sat having a rest from the weeding etc and i know they eat your brassicas but they really are some of the most beautiful and graceful creatures.
Being a Buddist i couldn't condone killing them but can understand why they drive folk crazy.When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. ~Author UnknownComment
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relocate them to where? milton keynes?Originally posted by tamsin View PostI squish the eggs, relocate the caterpillars and watch the butterflies
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