By Pdb
Lancashire,
United Kingdom 
I've got loads of small caterpillar eating the leaves of my geranium. Will they attack the flowers and shall I attempt to pick them off? Thank you
PS I apologies if this picture is the wrong way. It's been brought to my attention that it could be because I'm using an iPhone .
25 Jun, 2013
Answers
I think they look quite pretty after the caterpillars have had a go - like one of those posh plants with specialised leaves. Just leave them and they will go through their cycle and become food for the bats!
26 Jun, 2013
I get your point Honeysuckle but sometimes there are too many plant eating insects and you need to control them. I just removed thousands of Lupin greenfly from my Lupins. Nothing eats those and they are such messy things.
26 Jun, 2013
Yes Caterpillars will eat the flowers. You can put white paper down and take them off by hand or use an insecticide to kill them. I have the same problem - lots of moth caterpillars this year! Collected 60 in one day.
25 Jun, 2013