What are the natural enemies of caterpillars?

Caterpillars usually refer to the larvae of Lepidoptera insects, because these larvae almost all have poisonous bristles, so they are named after caterpillars, so what are the natural enemies of caterpillars?

What are the natural enemies of caterpillars?

The natural enemies of caterpillars are some birds and insects, such as sparrows, magpies, woodpeckers, parasitic wasps and so on.

Because caterpillars are poisonous on the surface and are not delicious food, there are fewer birds and insects that like to eat caterpillars. Caterpillars have also experienced large-scale outbreaks of insect pests.

Second, how to control caterpillars?

Caterpillars are toxic and cause physical discomfort when exposed to them. some caterpillars are even highly toxic, such as 12:00, a moth larva that lives in southern Brazil. It is said that many people die from this caterpillar poison every year.

If there are a lot of caterpillars in the place where you want to go, it is best to wear long-sleeved trousers and hats, and do not stay under the tree. if a caterpillar falls on you, you can shake it off gently and do not pat it with your hands.

If you inadvertently touch the poisonous hair, you can use medical tape or transparent tape to stick the poisonous hair away, do not scratch or touch randomly, those with severe itching pain, or have systemic symptoms, or have a serious rash, can be taken orally to relieve itching, chlorpheniramine and other antihistamine drugs, severe patients need to be sent to the hospital for treatment in time.

Specific prevention and control methods:

1. Black light or high pressure mercury lamp can be placed in the orchard

2. In winter pruning, pay attention to cut off the egg blocks on the twigs and burn them centrally. The net curtain of the larvae on the trees in spring is obvious, and the larvae should be killed in time before the larvae are dispersed. The dispersed larvae can be killed by vibrating trees.

3. Some chemicals can also be used to kill caterpillars, such as 1500 times of dichlorvos EC or 2000 times of 52.25% trichlorfon EC, 1000 times of trichlorfon crystals, 1000 times of phoxim EC, 50% acacus EC or 50% parathion EC, etc.