How to Kill Little Green Garden Caterpillars

While green garden caterpillars may be cute to some, they can really do some damage to a garden. Caterpillars basically eat as much as possible to reach the next stage of development. If they are not taken care of, a gardener may find their plants bare. There are a few methods that can be used to rid a garden of green caterpillars.

• Put some gloves on your hands and begin picking off all of the visible green caterpillars. The caterpillars can be placed in a container or trash bag to be disposed of. Using this method is less harmful to plants than spraying the pests, but it requires more time and effort.


• Plant plenty of pollen producing flowers in the garden to attract animals and insects that kill green caterpillars. A garden full of vegetables, which aren’t sweet, can bring in an abundance of caterpillars and no caterpillar predators.


• Go to the nearest lawn and garden store and purchase a pesticide that rids a garden of green caterpillars. Make sure to closely follow the instructions on the pesticide bottle to avoid damaging your plants or crops. Pesticides can be harmful to the surrounding environment.


• Put a little tape around the base of a tree or plant for the moths to get stuck to. Moths usually have to crawl to the top of the plant from the base to lay their eggs. The sticky tape can catch these egg laying moths to prevent caterpillars from hatching in the garden. Make sure to apply the tape with the sticky side up to catch the crawling moths.