These caterpillars are eating up all of my butterfly weed. How do I kill them?

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4:14p, 10/24/24

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The folks on the Texas Gardeners Facebook page thought I was serious, and pandemonium ensued…..

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4:20p, 10/24/24

Post screen caps of the hilarity

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In reply to TarponChaser • 4:28p, 10/24/24

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TarponChaser said:
Post screen caps of the hilarity

Please.

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In reply to TarponChaser • 4:33p, 10/24/24

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TexAgs doesn't like the screenshots format or I would.

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4:34p, 10/24/24

I'd try dish soap and water spray.

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5:03p, 10/24/24

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Dude you might set record of,getting banned on multiple platforms

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6:32p, 10/24/24

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I'm fairness to the TG posters, it wasn't the funniest joke in the world, was it?

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In reply to BQ_90 • 6:34p, 10/24/24

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Dude you might set record of,getting banned on multiple platforms

No, I edited and explained it was sarcasm……. Some folks still didn't pay attention.

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In reply to B-1 83 • 9:32p, 10/24/24

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I had three caterpillars on mine and they've all disappeared. I've looked for chrysalis, but I can't find any. I wonder if they got eaten up.

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In reply to combat wombat™ • 4:53a, 10/25/24

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I had three caterpillars on mine and they've all disappeared. I've looked for chrysalis, but I can't find any. I wonder if they got eaten up.

They'll crawl 10 or 15 yards sometimes before making a chrysalis. I guess that's one way not to get eaten, because I'll find them no where near their food source.

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In reply to B-1 83 • 8:14a, 10/25/24

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The folks on the Texas Gardeners Facebook page thought I was serious, and pandemonium ensued…..

Damn. That's akin to yelling fire!

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In reply to B-1 83 • 8:45a, 10/25/24

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Wow that's a solid troll job WTG!!

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8:57a, 10/25/24

Saute them in a nice red sauce?

squshem like the bug they are?

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In reply to combat wombat™ • 9:28a, 10/25/24

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combat wombat said:
I had three caterpillars on mine and they've all disappeared. I've looked for chrysalis, but I can't find any. I wonder if they got eaten up.

Here's one several feet away. They seem to like these areas around my house.

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