some kind of larwa on only citrus plant

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some kind of larwa on only citrus plant

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Izhar bhai i found this large size larwa on my only lemon n mitthay plant. It eats its leafes n initially its size is very small but it grows rapidly. I used "politran c" which kills intantly but just after 2 to 3 days it comes again.
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Re: some kind of larwa on only citrus plant

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This ugly looking caterpillar is a baby butterfly! Instead of spraying something on your lemon, manually pick them and throw them away elsewhere. If your lemon tree is large, leave it, if it is young then remove them.
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Re: some kind of larwa on only citrus plant

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Let them alone.
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Do not focus too much on them. This is how it us supposed to be. Let there be butterflies. They are lovely creatures.

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Re: some kind of larwa on only citrus plant

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They are larvae of Lime butterfly, the dont do much damage, check my post:

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Re: some kind of larwa on only citrus plant

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qamar500 wrote:Izhar bhai i found this large size larwa on my only lemon n mitthay plant. It eats its leafes n initially its size is very small but it grows rapidly. I used "politran c" which kills intantly but just after 2 to 3 days it comes again.
Karachi
This is common lime larwa and always found on citrus leaves .

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