Rewilding My Lot

Converting a new developer lot into a nature ecosystem — my journey

More Caterpillars On The Texas Mountain Laurel

A couple of months ago I had an infestation of Genista Broom Moths on my Texas Mountain Laurel tree. Last week I noticed a new crop of hungry caterpillars munching on the tender growing parts of the same tree. I wrote about this more in my earlier post, but the bottom line in choosing whether to favor the tree or the moths in this particular situation, the tree wins.

So a couple of times a day I have been visiting the tree to remove any caterpillars that I see. Fortunately for me, the tree is still so tiny that there are only a few places to look for them and I think I have removed most of them now.

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    […] Genista Moth (Uresiphita reversalis) caterpillars on my Texas Mountain Laurel tree (September 2023, November 2023) behind the house. On both of those occasions it was more important to me to protect my young and […]

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Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.

I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.

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