Botanic Garden >> Gardening > >> Question and Answer >> About Gardening

Organic Control of Caterpillars on Pea Plants Using Bacillus thuringiensis

Q: I have peas! And bugs. Time for insecticide dust or something else?
A: The damage pattern looks like caterpillar feeding. Any garden insecticide would work.

But I recommend products containing Bacillus thuringiensis (click for sources) for organic control.

About Gardening: Caterpillars on Weeping Willow in NJ: Bt or Contact Sprays; Neighbor's Excavation Threat to Boundary Trees; Identifying and Treating Caterpillar and Slug Damage on Sarracenia; Dog Urine Damage on Liriope: Quick Fix, No Lasting Harm; Seeding Zoysia Grass: Kill Weeds First for a Uniform Lawn; Crows Destroying Corn: Protection Strategies for Seedlings; Finding Rotenone Insecticide: Often Combined with Pyrethrin; Insecticide Half-Life: Is Soil Safe for Edibles After Orthene Use?; Lightning-Struck Trees: Wait and See, Water Deeply, Don't Rush Removal; Butterfly Pea (Clitoria mariana): A Native Vine for Dry Shade

Garden Articles

Black Fuzzy Caterpillar with Red Rings: Giant Leopard Moth Larva

Tall Cactus Fell, Damaged Side, Healthy Growth Above: Leave Alone or Cut?

Orchid Fungicides and Insecticides: Consan 20, Cygon 2E, and Homemade Oil Soap

Cold Damage in Phalaenopsis: Assessing Survival and Preventing Fungal Infection

Aquarium Gravel as Terrarium Drainage Layer: Yes, It Works

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Near Creek: Pointer Capsules vs. Soil Drench

Raccoons Peeling Back New Sod: Solutions

Plants

Insecticide Sprayers: Safety, Coverage, and Choosing the Right Model

Hydrangea Winter Bud Freeze: Why Blooms Were Few

Recovering a Grape Vine After Deer Damage

Skiff Moth Caterpillar: Harmless Slug-Like Larva

Grape Herbicide Injury: 2,4-D Drift Damage

Vole Damage on Young Oaks: Hardware Cloth, Mulch Gap, Trapping

Lace Bug Damage on Pieris: Identification and Control