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From: Nevada
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posted May 29, 2005 08:12 PM         

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and its not my kitty. It isn't the alley cat either....I think it's a caterpillar! I can't find it, though, but whatever it is eats big holes in the leaves. I don't want to spray it with anything very strong (I like caterpillars ) so wondering if anyone has suggestions?

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posted May 30, 2005 12:11 PM         

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Look under the leaves. Find it and just put it outside.

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posted May 30, 2005 12:39 PM         

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Randall, you make me laugh! It IS outside!! I guess I gotta keep looking and relocate the thing somewhere else. I've been looking under the leaves for days now (it's practically a bush) but to no avail. It must be living somewhere else and commuting when I'm gone . I thought that by planting garlic next to the catnip this year, it would save the leaves from those little bugs, and it did. but this big bug is much more damaging.

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posted May 30, 2005 02:10 PM         

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mild soapy water misted on the leaves works on most catapiller. It is worth a try. Good luck!!

Randall, do you garden??

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posted May 31, 2005 11:46 AM         

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No gardening for me. I'd get too emotionally attached.

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posted May 31, 2005 04:25 PM         

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O, I get emotionally attached, I love getting emotionally attached.

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posted May 31, 2005 09:15 PM         

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Funny, when I had my apartment, I planted a cute, nice, little catnip plant for my sweet little cat, Tigre'. Every night, a little stranger would come and eat. It was another cat. That cat really loved the catnip. I was surprised they could smell it so far away.

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posted June 02, 2005 02:30 PM         

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Okay! I found the little buggers last night (they must've been hiding in the day) and I pulled off the big ones and threw them over the fence to eat weeds. However, there are little ones that are everywhere, so I made a spray bottle of a few drops of soap and water....we'll see how it works - I sprayed the bush good last night!!!

Thanks for the tips, I used both and I think it'll work. My cats thank you too

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posted June 03, 2005 11:21 AM         

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posted June 05, 2005 05:13 PM         

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Happy cats!

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