Rose loosestrife is a yellow-flowering plant that grows wild in many places in this country. With its beauty and abundance of flowers, it can also be seen alongside cultivated flowers. Therefore it is guaranteed a place in many gardens. Unfortunately, she has to expect caterpillar visits there.
What are these caterpillars on loosestrife?
The loosestrife (Lysimachia), also called loosestrife or yellow loosestrife, is not very susceptible to diseases, but can sometimes suffer fromsawfly caterpillars or loosestrife moth caterpillars. The caterpillars should be discovered and combated as early as possible, as they can eat away heavily at the leaves.
How do I know which caterpillars these are?
TheRed Loosestrife(Anticollix sparsata) is fortunately not very common. It flies from May to July. Plants that are shaded by bushes are preferred for laying eggs. The caterpillars appear on common loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) from August to September. They aregreenish colored The sawfly caterpillars are colored more gray-green, sometimes bluish. They hatch in mid-May and immediately become very voracious. Young caterpillars only eat at night, older ones also during the day.
What can I do about the caterpillars?
There are a few ways to get rid of caterpillars in an environmentally friendly way. Unfortunately, these measures take up time and require sticking with them over a longer period of time.
- caterpillars by hand (with gloves)collecting
- spray from the plant withwater hose
- shoots close to the groundcut off and dispose of
- spray with water-oil mixture
Can I prevent caterpillar infestation?
Caterpillar infestation cannot be effectively prevented. Choose sunny locations for planting. From spring onwards, check your loosestrife plants regularly and at short intervals so that you can detect a caterpillar infestation early. This is important because the caterpillars can damage the plant very quickly and must be combated as quickly as possible.
Tip
Rose loosestrife is easy to propagate
If the perennial is repeatedly attacked by caterpillars, you can propagate it through seeds or division and plant it in another corner of the garden. Sometimes the caterpillars stay away like a miracle.
