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Garden Caterpillars

On this page you'll find thoughts, advice and photos all about caterpillars. Everything you find here comes from real gardens and gardeners who are part of the Grows on You community.

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Latest photos of caterpillars

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    Surreylad
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We have 108 photos of caterpillars

These photos are from real gardens by real gardeners! Just click on one to start exploring in slideshow format, or you can browse 16 at a time.

  • strange visitor
    Sanbaz
  • Caterpiller of the Pale Tussock Moth.
    Toto
  • Pic of Hickory Horned Devil for Bonkers and Toto
    Flcrazy
  • For Toto - monster caterpillar 2
    Bonkersbon
  • Butterfly or Moth ? "Blog"
    Jacque
  • Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar
    Amy
  • For Toto - monster caterpillar 1
    Bonkersbon
  • Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar
    Amy

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Gardeners' thoughts

re caterpillars

I have only just found out that the caterpillars I had in the garden were in fact from the ermine moth- and have had several...

3 comments

dustydog

15 Dec, 2009
Dustydog

Caterpillars

As much as i like caterpillars they are still eating my purple sprouting. Any one got any ideas how i stop them doing this...

1 comment

hijuju

10 Dec, 2009
Hijuju

Butterfly or Moth?

While i was Weeding & Tidying a Border 2day i found this Gorgeous Caterpillar :) It was hard to take its Pic cos it...

18 comments

jacque

30 Sep, 2009
Jacque

Butterflies and Moths

I thought I'd like to share a few photos of the butterflies and moths which I have been lucky enough to see. It always gives...

27 comments

toto

25 Feb, 2009
Toto

Many Caterpillars

The Shortage of Butterflys in the UK has been worrying over the Years& myself &many others i know have been doing...

25 comments

jacque

23 Oct, 2008
Jacque

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Questions & advice on caterpillars

If you can't find the answer to your gardening question here, feel free to ask our friendly community. Just ask in the form on this page


I have just found loads of grey

1 reply

guest

27 Jun, 2010
Guest

caterpillar - goody or baddy?

7 replies

seabird

13 May, 2010
Seabird

Hello, help needed.

3 replies

mangetout59

2 Oct, 2009
Mangetout59

re tent caterpillars

1 reply

dustydog

23 May, 2009
Dustydog

caterpillars...ate my sprouts..

7 replies

mookins

19 May, 2009
Mookins

Caterpillars on brassicas

11 replies

sarahfreeman

22 Jan, 2009
Sarahfreeman

The Very Hungry Caterpillar?

21 replies

spritzhenry

5 Oct, 2008
Spritzhenry

caterpillers on my cabbage

6 replies

noah

18 Aug, 2008
Noah

Caterpillers!!!

13 replies

angiepangie

17 Aug, 2008
Angiepangie

caterpillars

3 replies

Baker

11 Aug, 2008
Baker

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