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Wayne G McLeod
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Mega creepy caterpillar
8/26/2019 at 6:11 PM

Anyone know what these things are??? They eat leaves & poop on everything!!!
Adam

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Achemon Sphinx
8/26/2019 at 6:20 PM

Achemon Sphinx caterpillar, and eventually Achemon Sphinx moth. Big suckers that really love our grape leafs...
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Eumorpha-achemon
B4
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B4
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Tomato Hornworms
8/26/2019 at 6:20 PM

That’s what we concluded. We had them around our yard too. We would also like to know for sure if anyone else knows for sure.
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vegimite
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caterpillars
8/26/2019 at 6:35 PM

Probably Swallowtail species.
Try this site.
https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Caterpillars
Find a tupperware or container, punched light small holes in top, put in paper towels scrunched/shredded and possibly a couple of short pieces of twig for them to cocoon in and keep outdoors in a sheltered shed where they will stay cold but not smothered in snow or rain.
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I got it wrong
8/26/2019 at 6:41 PM

They are Hornworms and will burrow into soil to pupate so put them in a tub with some dryish soil or peat and keep outside in garage or porch (unheated).

Thanks Adam.

Edited by vegimite, 2019-08-26 18:44:01
frostbite
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8/26/2019 at 10:09 PM

We have scooped at least one a day from the pool over the past 2 weeks. There aren’t any trees overhead so they either are good crawlers or fly in the breeze!
Adam

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Adam
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Caterpillar
9/4/2019 at 8:09 PM

Still going strong... plucked this guy off of a young vine after noticing it had devoured 90% of the leafs. Hoping late enough in the season that it wont matter!

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