Peppermint, an easy to grow, bug resistant, beginner kind of plant. Great to use in cooking, tea, homeopathic treatments and cocktails. What could go wrong????
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| THIS GUY |
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| and THIS guy |
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| and THIS guy |
This guy is gross, this guy is the SAME FRICKIN COLOR AS THE PLANT. This guy is tiny, this guy is hungry. and this guy has friends, (at least 5 of them)
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All that is left is a few sticks
.Look what he did to a thriving blooming pepermint plant, (in about two days). He ate so much that when my husband pulled him off the plants the caterpillar SMELLED LIKE MINT, ew. So now I am on caterpillar patrol going out daily to find these guys, and my plants are in dire need of some growth hormones.
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| almost all gone |
This whole disaster started with just a few small holes, then one day BAM 90% of the plant was gone.
So what IS this thing and how do i stop it, I can not go out and pick up bugs by hand. (bugs are gross) and my husband is not really that excited to go out and pick them for me.
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Thanks internet!
ew, okay picking it off it is...*gross*. I really do not like using pesticide and am trying to avoid it all costs but it sure gets gross. I wouldn't mind one little guy if he was only snacking but these guys eat a TON! I can not believe how much mint was gone between the first few bites and then the day of death.
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