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Caterpillar aka ulat beluncas.... adik beradik dia.. ulat bulu.....
memang x asingla dari hidup kita kann..
sapa aje yg x kenal makhluk ni? ramaiiiii sangat yg takutkn makhluk ni.. esp kaum hawa...
kita semua suka tengok rama2.... cantik menawan hamba allah yg satu ni... siap yang rajin berkebun tu... tanam banyak2 pokok yg boleh menarik rama2...
tapi mungkin kita tak berapa sedar... bila rama2 banyak di kebun kita... anak2nya pun ramai la juga....
anak2nya??/ of course ulat beluncas & ulat bulu itu adalah anak2 si gorgeous tu... eheh....
& kita.. sedaya upaya pula akan cuba buang/ hapus anak2 si gorgeous ni... geli dowhhh...... dah la tu... ulat2 bulu tu pula... memang bawak penyakit gatal2 satu badan bila terkena kulit...
hmm..... kesian juga dgn si rama2 ni.... ibunya kita nak.. tapi anaknya dibenci... apa nak buat..... kan.. mesti sibeluncas & ulat bulu berbulu dengan manusia pasal ni kan... double standard!
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source: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/QT/lfcaterpillarscard.html
Caterpillars story
Caterpillars, the larvae of butterflies and moths, damage plants by chewing on leaves, flowers, shoots, and fruit and sometimes by boring into wood. Caterpillars in fruit or wood can be difficult to manage: they are hidden most of their life and can cause serious damage even when numbers are low.
However, many plants, especially perennials, can tolerate substantial leaf damage, so a few leaf-feeding caterpillars often aren’t a concern. Handpicking and natural enemies often provide sufficient control.
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Look for feeding holes, excrement, webbed or rolled leaves, caterpillars, eggs, and natural enemies.
Prune off rolled or webbed leaves, and handpick caterpillars from plants, destroying the insects by crushing them or by dropping them into soapy water.
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Beneficial insects and other organisms often prevent caterpillar numbers from rising to damaging levels.
Most caterpillar species have several species of parasitic wasps or flies that attack them. Look for parasite cocoons next to caterpillars, darkened caterpillar eggs, or exit holes in dead caterpillars.
General predators include birds, assassin bugs, lacewings, predaceous ground beetles, and spiders.
Naturally occurring diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi often kill caterpillars.
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Less toxic insecticides are available:
Use insecticides only when damage is becoming intolerable, nonchemical methods haven’t worked, and smaller caterpillars are present. Avoid insecticides that can kill beneficial insects, and don’t treat butterfly garden plants, because you’ll kill the caterpillars that will become butterflies.
Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki (Btk) is a microbial insecticide that kills only caterpillars. It’s safe to use near bees, beneficial insects, and wildlife. Caterpillars must feed on treated leaves to be affected. Because it’s most effective on small, newly hatched caterpillars and breaks down rapidly, treatment timing is critical.
Spinosad is a safe microbial-based insecticide but it can have some negative impacts on beneficial insects.
Some common leaf-feeding caterpillar species:
Beet armyworm is a common pest on vegetables and flowers. Yellowstriped armyworm is similar but dark with yellow and orange stripes.
A parasitic wasp lays her egg in an armyworm. The egg will hatch into a larva that will feed inside the armyworm and kill it.
Tobacco hornworm on tomato. Note its excrement on the leaf below.
The western tussock moth feeds on many ornamental and fruit tree species.
Leafrollers, such as this fruittree leafroller, feed inside leaf rolls secured with silk and, when disturbed, often drop to the ground, hanging from a silken thread.
The cabbage looper has three pairs of prolegs in the back and a reduced number in the middle, causing it to move in its typical looping pattern.
Fall webworms feed in groups within silken tents. Many tent caterpillars create similar nests. Prune these out and destroy them.
Egg cluster and newly hatched larvae of the redhumped caterpillar. As these larvae mature they will develop a bright red hump just behind their head.
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benci2 kat si beluncas & si bulu ni... ramai jugak yg suka main or makan si beluncas & bulu ni kan...
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