By Sunbeam
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Please could someone tell me what’s eating my nasturtium leaves- and what I can do to stop it?
Many thanks
- 20 Jul, 2018
By Sunbeam
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Please could someone tell me what’s eating my nasturtium leaves- and what I can do to stop it?
Many thanks
it will be a caterpillar. the most likely is the cabbage white ones. they love any of the cabbage family and nasturtiums are also a favourite plant.
if you can bear to sacrifice the odd plant you will get butterflies.
to remove them you have a couple of choices.
pick the caterpillars off by hand and put them on the bird table
or
spray with an insecticide. personally I wouldn't use chemicals.
the length of time that the butterflies are laying eggs is quite short. the plant will continue with growth until the frosts.
21 Jul, 2018