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My nasturtiam (sorry cant spell) has been inundated over night with blue and yellow hairy skinny caterpillars the leaves have been completed chewed.

I have seen them before but cannot remember the name does anyone have any idea what they are. I've looked on the internet but cannot find it.

Tempted to pull up all the plants to prevent spreading
Please help

Panic over they are Large White Butterfly. I have cut them all of the leaves but havent yet decided what to do with them.

A little trip to a country pub for a drink and a relocation of the wildlife???
Not sure what else they eat but I'm sure you could google it?

( any excuse for a drink on this lovely summers evening- it's probably the last one of the year....!)

You might find something on this site.

http://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/

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Yes I noticed one of my nasturtiums was completely covered with cabbage white caterpillers today, but then it is doing its job. I planted nasturtiums and tagetes all around teh plot this year - and it looks very pretty too. I just pulled the infested leaves off and left the plant to get on with it!

Hello NSB, a lot of people just grow Nasturtiums as sacrificial plants. The caterpillars and black fly are deposited there and not on other plants. The Nasturtiums can then just be ripped out and the lot got rid of by whatever means. Shame if you really want to keep your nasturtiums. You could pick the critters off by hand if there's anything left. Be sure to keep your seeds for next year.

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Yeh thats what I've done thanks Alice