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thin little brown worm

12 years ago

acting like a trapeze artist waving back and forth in the air hanging on to the edge of my pepper plant leaf. looks somewhat like a army caterpiller but way smaller and a lot lighter in color. anyone know of this. picked about seven off in 15minutes of looking. never seen them before today wish i could send pics but have trouble just posting. thx aki

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habjolokia z 6b/7
12 years ago
Pic would be nice, sounds like an inch worm though.
gro2can
Original Author
12 years ago
what is a inch worm. does it eat pepper leaves. thx aki
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DMForcier
12 years ago
A inch worm is a caterpillar that is about an inch long and acts as you describe - in this case looking for another leaf to crawl to. They also have a unique crawling style, moving one end at a time. They can chew leaves but generally aren't considered a problem.

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gro2can
Original Author
12 years ago
thx for info guys have enuf probs with aphids dont need others.

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