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Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillars - Kill or Keep?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:59 pm 
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I have about 6 giant swallowtail butterfly caterpillars on my small orange tree and they are eating all of the new leaves. Should I kill them, or let them be? I love butterflies, but don't want them killing my tree. :?


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Do you have any italian parsley? If so you can move them that and they'll eat until ready to form the chrysallis.

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I do, but the plant is very small and I don't think they would survive on it.


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well, I feel your pain. I personally don't think they'll kill the tree. Are they pretty large already? If so, they may be a few days away from leaving to find a place to adhere to. If they're still pretty small you may have a week or 2 to deal with them.

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