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Does vinegar applied with a spray bottle kill gypsy moth caterpillars? If so, does it work during every instar phase? And will it work on a hatching e...
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Asked May 14, 2021, 11:57 AM EDT
Does vinegar applied with a spray bottle kill gypsy moth caterpillars? If so, does it work during every instar phase? And will it work on a hatching egg mass?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Crawford County Michigan
Expert Response
Hi,
I guess if you sprayed the caterpillars with enough, possibly to point of drowning them, you could kill them with vinegar. It would probably work best on smaller and freshly hatched caterpillars. The microbial insecticide Dipel would be a better choice.
Howard
I guess if you sprayed the caterpillars with enough, possibly to point of drowning them, you could kill them with vinegar. It would probably work best on smaller and freshly hatched caterpillars. The microbial insecticide Dipel would be a better choice.
Howard