By the time I removed the mesh, the plant had doubled in size and - to my surprise - there was already a fat caterpillar there.
Not long after that caterpillar went through its cycle and left the nest, about a billion tiny new caterpillars appeared! (More like about 20 - but still a lot).
And now they have devastated our plant. I tried laying bits of pumpkin about because my hairdresser say they liked it, but that's had very little effect.
I just hope they'll hurry up and make like a chrysalis already, before every single leave is chomped.
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Um, but isn't that what you want? Or is it a case of over supply? It will probably grown back!
Don't worry, the plant will survive. :-)
We are worried that the plant won't survive the feeding frenzy - yesterday I found two of them nibbling on the central stem! I've put out little bits of pumpkin and only some of the caterpillars seem to like it. We just want butterflies AND swan plant heads.
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