Caterpillars

Moths and butterflies include some of the largest and most beautiful insects, as well as some that are quite small and destructive. There are approximately 10,000 species that occur in America north of Mexico, only about 600 are butterflies, including a few that range north of the Arctic Circle.

Caterpillars are very particular about what they will eat. Each caterpillar species has a particular type of plant (or family of plants) that it is associated with. Caterpillars will only eat very specific plants, which will help you in controlling only those that are doing damage to your plants.