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Macadamia flower caterpillar (forum)

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jimmy2 starts with ...
Hi guys last year over 90 percent of my macadamia flowers were destroyed by caterpillars. It seems the commercial growers use pretty strong pesticides to control these. Some of these are even restricted to use without a license. Is there a less toxic alternative or even something that can be purchased off the shelf at a hardware store that is effective? I would love some nuts this year! Thanks.

Time: 28th July 2018 9:14am

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gimme says...
If it was caterpillars and not lace bug try Dipel for a soft option

Time: 28th July 2018 8:37pm

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jimmy2 says...
Thanks gimme I'll the dipel a go cheers

Time: 31st July 2018 10:19am

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