Do caterpillars eat carrots?

**selfraising** · 01-04-2009, 06:38 PM

I would imagine its just the foliage but there's another challenge to overcome!

**FionaH** · 01-04-2009, 09:04 PM

I hate the b*****s they are eating my rocket! Will nuke them before they get near the carrots

**stevemac** · 01-04-2009, 10:01 PM

Thanks for the replies

What other challenge is there selfraising?
These carrots were planted in trough like planters late last summer and although smallish/mishapen they are great to taste.
Little experiments like them encourage me to try more.
I just had'nt heard of caterpillar problems with carrots so thought i would see on here if anyone had had similar?
Good luck with the rocket fiona,I grew/ate it for the first time last summer and loved it.i really need to find the space to plant more this year.

**selfraising** · 02-04-2009, 08:02 AM

Hi stevemac, I'm a bit of a novice myself but the challenge I meant was to keep them off the carrots. I mean if they eat all the foliage, would the carrot still grow?

**stevemac** · 02-04-2009, 10:12 AM

Originally posted by selfraising View Post

Hi stevemac, I'm a bit of a novice myself but the challenge I meant was to keep them off the carrots. I mean if they eat all the foliage, would the carrot still grow?

Seeing as none of the experienced grapes have commented on this i assume that it must just be a coincidence that the caterpillars were there and that they don't actually like them anyway.

**Eyren** · 02-04-2009, 11:39 AM

I think cabbage white caterpillars only eat brassica leaves - most butterfly species are fairly picky. The green caterpillars could be some kind of overwintering moth, such as the Angle Shades moth - you won't find cabbage white caterpillars around at this time of the year.

Picture page about Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa

**stevemac** · 02-04-2009, 01:09 PM

Thanks Eyren for the info/site.

By the looks of it, that moth could be the culprit.
It is a beautiful luminous green shade but as it is a risk to my "crops" it still gets squished

Thanks again,steve

**Demeter** · 02-04-2009, 06:26 PM

Ah - I think I saw one of those in my garden too.
It was underneath a pot I think, not attacking my babies anyway!
Are we bad for squashing it? The website says they eat "everything"...

**SarzWix** · 02-04-2009, 07:22 PM

Any caterpillars found in my plot go on the 'bird tray' - I move it round with me as I'm digging or whatever, and any nasty or unexplained beasties get chucked on it, then I put it on top of the compost bin when I go. The birds are on it before I've got down the path

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