Control Catepillars In The Garden Organically And Effectively

This video shows you how to control caterpillars and worms in your garden organically using BT Concentrate. BT Concentrate is an organic pesticide that is better for the environment because using BT spray as directed does not harm most good bugs and pollinators, especially mature "good bugs." This treatment is extremely effective at killing tomato hornworms, cabbage loopers, gypsy moth caterpillars, tent caterpillars and other destructive worms and caterpillars in your garden.

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[TheMillennialGardener]

How do you deal with caterpillars and worms in your garden? Tell us in the comments below!

[deechr]

Best video for this problem: quick, to the point, factual, helping with shopping for products.

[tmontero]

As an older lady gardener, I find lugging a large sprayer filled with 2 gallons of liquid around my garden exhausting and tend to put off spraying. I purchased an inexpensive (<$25) 1-liter rechargeable sprayer from Amazon and I love using this little marvel -- it's simple, lightweight, and easy to spray the undersides of leaves. My arthritis is grateful that I don’t have to keep pumping. Mixing up several batches of solution to cover my entire garden is no big deal to me. Love your videos!

[barnes]

For the Horn Worm - I purchased a fairly inexpensive ultra violet light (UV light). At night I walk my garden shining my plants very close. The Horn Worm (no matter its size) will illuminate like a tiny green light bulb. Even some caterpillars will light up!

[jayroe]

First time gardener of tomatoes and peppers here in New Orleans. I tried neem oil soap mixture. I think the pests actually got worse after I sprayed! I also planted basil and marigolds in same pots. The caterpillars ate that, too! You're right. Over night distruction. Caterpillars everywhere. I resorted to using a dust I had on hand. That seemed to work but I'll try the spray you used here next time. I like that it doesn't hurt polinators. Thanks for posting this. I've only found one other video about caterpillars.

[championhomestead]

Still good advise 3 years later. Over night little green caterpillars invaded my The Sisters garden.

[sewhealthy]

I have grown parsley for years and have never experienced the parsley worm until this year. I guess because we had such a mild winter. Although, he’s a beautiful worm, I would rather harvest my parsley. I removed the worms, although I am terribly afraid of a caterpillar, 😂😂. I cut off the branches where they were and scooped them up. I knew you would have the answer and you did. I immediately ordered the BT from Amazon. Thanks again for your expertise.

[TheRealtalk]

Thank you! 4 caterpillars went to town on 4 of my tomato plants today. Lucky for me i caught them in time during my afternoon watering.

[AM-tcct]

PNW location here. This is the first time I’m growing Siletz. So happy to hear about other’s growing experiences. Slow seasonal start on our coast, but plants are picking up. Looking at fruits in September.

[mred]

Just yesterday I was looking at my dwarf Tasmanian Chocolate tomatoe and noticed some caterpillars. I should have sprayed before but have been distracted. Yes, BT is the way to go. It is very popular here in australia also. You want to keep as many good bugs in your garden as possible.

[map]

This stuff is the best always works 100 of the time . I accidentally used to much and no problem the next day

[tahoe]

Thanks so much for your videoes on this pest and how to control it.
I was ready ti buy Neem oil Max but saw your video and changed my mind real fast!
I picked up some Captain Jacks Dead Bug Brew Concentrate…


i found two this morning after looking at chewed up leaves..
Thanks again for your knowledge and channel..
Hopefully i can get the impending worm bloom off my Husky Cherry Red plant. Im up in NJ and what a miserable heat wave this is.. Stay cool and Godbless!

[lightclawshadowmarsch]

U keep the mulch covered and treat the mulch over winter. Before use it as a ground cover. Under them an remove any leafs close too the ground. Even of lose the leafs on a butter nut for example it will grow more vines late in the year if treatment is soon enough

[jackiesicilian]

Just sprayed today, pray to God it works. Hate caterpillars. Ugh.

[nmnate]

We had a moth problem this spring until a brown bat moved in and ate everything. It night roosts on our front porch. We are really lucky - I'm going to try and build a bat house next spring.


For caterpillars in general, I hear parasitic and other types of wasps are really good at natural population control.


You may be able to do some exclusion type control by netting your garden beds if it gets really bad. Might have to put the nets up when the pest pressure is low and then manually remove pests as they appear.

[T_M___]

I found this exact product at Brinkmann's

[Famcke]

Omgoodness so glad I came across this video. I just found those buggers on my tomatoes🤣 💙🙏

[popholmes]

I only grow tomatoes 10 to 12 plants. The only worm I have problems with is horn worms. I keep a close eye on my plants and pick all the horn worms off. Don't like putting any kind of chemical on my tomatoes.

[verrettjared]

What about using on irish moss? I too do not want to kill beneficial bugs or the microbiology in the soil

[Omegawerewolfx]

I'm dealing with hornworms right now. The good thing is I have a few infested with parasitic wasps. I toss the non-infested ones to the birds, I let the wasps do their thing. The main thing is I have to be out every morning and every night to check and double check to keep the surge in check.