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janegael

Little Caterpillars Eating My Petunias

14 years ago

I had them once on a petunia I bought from a greenhouse and I've seen one of the little buggers so I'm pretty sure it's them. They are tiny and brownish grey and can just decimate a plant. The barrel of petunias is on my deck where my dogs can access them so I can't just poison them. I have some peppermint soap left from the aphid invasion. Do you think spraying them with this would work?

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