Oh Boy, I Should Have Known
By rakski
@rakski (156441)
Philippines
June 30, 2018 11:50pm CST
Hello everyone.
As you can see in the photo, tgis is my lemon plant. The left was taken Friday afternoon and the other one today.
I should have taken action when some of you told me to take them away because they are eating the leaves. Now the leaves are all gone. 
I put the caterpillar in some other plants but I guess they do not like the plant where I put them. 
because I was looking fir them and they are not there anymore. They are fast!
I put the caterpillar in some other plants but I guess they do not like the plant where I put them. because I was looking fir them and they are not there anymore. They are fast!12 people like this
14 responses
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
1 Jul 18
that's what i planned to say, put them in other plants because they need to eat the leaves, it's their food. i hope some still survived to become butterflies. mother is planning to put kulambo (mosquito net) on her plants.
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@rakski (156441)
• Philippines
1 Jul 18
Oh okay. I have a net I bought at a gardening shop but I think worms and others can still get inside it. Kulambi is much better. I transfered them, but now I cannot find them anywhere. I still have 4 pots of lemon and calamnsi so I am keeping eye on them now.
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Oh nooo, you should have not placed the caterpillar on those leaves.
The caterpillar eats all of the leaves of that particular lemon plant 
@toniganzon (77156)
• Philippines
1 Jul 18
As far as I can remember, even when I was a kid, caterpillars thrive on calamnsi plant. That's why I see a lot of butterflies in our home before when my grandfather planted one.
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@toniganzon (77156)
• Philippines
2 Jul 18
@rakski Strange because it's their favortie.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
1 Jul 18
I believe its leaves will grow again, dear friend. But you have to guard against caterpillars, and don't let them eat the leaves any more.
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You said it.
@almostoveryou (4954)
• Philippines
2 Jul 18
Yes, the leaves will grow again. This has happened many times in our citrus plants.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Jul 18
I do not know a lot about gardening. It's sad that these caterpillars have eaten the leaves of your lemon plant.
Hopefully they won't make their way back to the plant and eat it more.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Jul 18
@rakski I had to look up what a calamansi is and it seem as if it's like a kumquat but more citrus like.
I hope your other plants will not have those pesky caterpillars crawling on them.
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@rakski (156441)
• Philippines
1 Jul 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum I will have to see them more often nowadays. For the longest time they were growing, this is the first time I saw some caterpillars. I saw worm more often
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Jul 18
really, you transferred them in other plants and now they are gone? well, maybe they are already spinning for their cocoons.
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@rakski (156441)
• Philippines
1 Jul 18
@ridingbet yes, goodluck to them. I have my eyes on them already.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Jul 18
@rakski really? good luck to them then
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
1 Jul 18
I think I gave you that suggestion but you must have placed it quite close to your lemon plant. Don't worry your plant will not die but on the contrary it will grow with ore vigour.
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@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
1 Jul 18
I also have the same provlem with my lemon and calamansi plants.
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@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
5 Jul 18
@rakski I bought a spray for it and it works.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Jul 18
I would kill those things, they will eat it all up.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Jul 18
Caterpillars can swiftly destroy a plant as they are eating machines.
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
1 Jul 18
It's sad! If roots are strong, plant might revive. Take care of it.
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
1 Jul 18
Ohh that's sad. Poor lemon plant.
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