Greenside Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hiding under a leaf in a recently planted vine type plant. One stung me and I thought I'd got acid on my back - very painful indeed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 They look to me like some sort of butterfly larvae/ caterpillar... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcore Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Stinging nettle catapillar. Nasty. Nastier if it gets you in the eye. Google it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Such a pity, beautiful looking creatures and can cause so much damage. Remind me of Christmas decorations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Doggie Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Such a pity, beautiful looking creatures and can cause so much damage. Remind me of Christmas decorations. Better still put em on hooks and give as a gift as earrings to someone you don't like at christmas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthedarkside Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Maybe better to move this to Plants Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenside Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Stinging nettle catapillar. Nasty. Nastier if it gets you in the eye. Google it. Thank you. That's the little so-and-so and I think I do know about how it feels to be stung in the eye by one. A few months back I though I got attacked by an ant while cutting back a hedge with bougainvillea mixed in it and, given how much like acid this felt today, I'm pretty sure it was the same thing. Took three hospital visits and about two weeks to clear up. Steer clear of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMKiwi Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Nasty looking critters, and I mostly follow the reasoning that if I dont know what they are then leave em alone. Same applied when I went diving as some marine creatures can give you a fair bit of pain if you annoy them. Cant say Ive seen these around my place but I`ll definitely know to leave them be based on your experience....cheers for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 It is likely to to be the Emporer Gum Moth caterpillar usually found on Eucalyptus . Never seen them in Thailand though. Yes they do sting if disturbed.. Not a lot you can do unless you want to use systemic organo-phosphates and i would not personally use them . They will only be around for a very brief time before they transform into a moth . Next year if you want to avoid them just keep the plant a bit healthier with regular watering and a bit of plant nutrient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I also thought they looked a lot like the euc. gum moth. As kids, we called them Spitfires, as they squirted a foul brew at you. Must be a natural protection for them to clump together. I once picked up a silky cocoon of one of the moths-to-be, and slipped it into my shorts pocket. Wow, I soon regretted that, as the silk seemed to be coated in a very itchy substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catweazle Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Google is your friend! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darna_pallivitta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) I have to ask why did you plant this particular plant, what is the benefit? And if there is a benefit is it worth having these bugs around? I ask because my wife planted a bunch of banana trees a few years back and they grow fast and big but deliver very few or seldom bananas. And when the bananas come I cut down the branch and no one except me or the bees eat them? The trunks of these trees now are crushing my water pipe line and the one that has to fix them is me. Last week, in the middle of the night I hear water blasting out of the crushed line first I thought it was just because it was raining hard. So in the rain soaked digging up the area to get to the pipe, cutting and then putting a adapter fitting to bypass the trunk so the family can shower in the morning. The next morning without asking I cut down all the bananas trees and told her if you want bananas tell me and I will go to the market for you. If it was me I get some gas pour it on the plant and lite it! end of problem and bugs! Edited October 12, 2014 by thailand49 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbluck58 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 More evidence to support my claim that gardening is dangerous and it is easier to pay someone to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin2852 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 My congratulations to Kcore. This is a stinging nettle slug caterpillar from the family Limacodidae which will eventually turn into some species of Cup Moth. The exact species of this caterpillar isn’t even known to science, but there are over 200 of them and they go from looking like a Red and Yellow fireworks display through Green and Red stripes to sombre grey browns, they are evil and secrete an organic acid which is extremely unpleasant for anything which tries to eat them. Burns from this can best be treated with common vinegar. They do not even turn into butterflies but are simply moths. This is what one looks like. They have no value to anything. My simple recommendation is to use a good quality garden insecticide, the damned things are quite fragile and will die very quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin2852 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=cup+moth&biw=1286&bih=676&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=a1k6VLGDDdjj8AX2k4GoDw&sqi=2&ved=0CBwQsAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> I have to ask why did you plant this particular plant, what is the benefit? And if there is a benefit is it worth having these bugs around? I ask because my wife planted a bunch of banana trees a few years back and they grow fast and big but deliver very few or seldom bananas. And when the bananas come I cut down the branch and no one except me or the bees eat them? The trunks of these trees now are crushing my water pipe line and the one that has to fix them is me. Last week, in the middle of the night I hear water blasting out of the crushed line first I thought it was just because it was raining hard. So in the rain soaked digging up the area to get to the pipe, cutting and then putting a adapter fitting to bypass the trunk so the family can shower in the morning. The next morning without asking I cut down all the bananas trees and told her if you want bananas tell me and I will go to the market for you. If it was me I get some gas pour it on the plant and lite it! end of problem and bugs! I suspect...people in your family...do not want to Irritate you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacChang Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Sell them to the gold shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briandajew Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Meng Bong, they are a caterpillar, don't touch them they are full of hairs that will get in your skin and can give you a really bad rash and the itch will drive you crazy. Edited October 12, 2014 by Briandajew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExPratt Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Did you turn them all onto their backs , so they couldn't run off while you were taking the picture ?, Clever , upstairs for thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMFarang Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 If you can leave them alone, and spare a few leaves, they will produce a Yellow Butterfly ( monarch butterfly style wings ) and fly away. I had branches full of them last year, left them alone, they cocooned and emerged, branches full of them, absolutely gorgeous. The friends came over to take pictures.. Well worth leaving them alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaijack2014 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 This morning while I was spraying our vegetables with citronella, I saw on one plant a similar creature... I sprayed it, but then popped it away with my finger...Had I read previous comments, I think I would not have done the finger popping... luckily nothing happened to me.. I don't know if cintronella helps, but it is a natural spray and not poisonous...maybe you can use it to get rid of the animals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Egil Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Nasty thing indeed http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/IP-22.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaZa9 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I have to ask why did you plant this particular plant, what is the benefit? And if there is a benefit is it worth having these bugs around? I ask because my wife planted a bunch of banana trees a few years back and they grow fast and big but deliver very few or seldom bananas. And when the bananas come I cut down the branch and no one except me or the bees eat them? The trunks of these trees now are crushing my water pipe line and the one that has to fix them is me. Last week, in the middle of the night I hear water blasting out of the crushed line first I thought it was just because it was raining hard. So in the rain soaked digging up the area to get to the pipe, cutting and then putting a adapter fitting to bypass the trunk so the family can shower in the morning. The next morning without asking I cut down all the bananas trees and told her if you want bananas tell me and I will go to the market for you. If it was me I get some gas pour it on the plant and lite it! end of problem and bugs! Are you Italian and do you plan to concrete the whole yard ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangebrew Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 About 40 years ago ran into those buggers got 4 weeks Rand R in Japan from them but was a bit painful thank god for Beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laobali Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=cup+moth&biw=1286&bih=676&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=a1k6VLGDDdjj8AX2k4GoDw&sqi=2&ved=0CBwQsAQ Some of those have great potential as TV member avatars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I have to ask why did you plant this particular plant, what is the benefit? And if there is a benefit is it worth having these bugs around? I ask because my wife planted a bunch of banana trees a few years back and they grow fast and big but deliver very few or seldom bananas. And when the bananas come I cut down the branch and no one except me or the bees eat them? The trunks of these trees now are crushing my water pipe line and the one that has to fix them is me. Last week, in the middle of the night I hear water blasting out of the crushed line first I thought it was just because it was raining hard. So in the rain soaked digging up the area to get to the pipe, cutting and then putting a adapter fitting to bypass the trunk so the family can shower in the morning. The next morning without asking I cut down all the bananas trees and told her if you want bananas tell me and I will go to the market for you. If it was me I get some gas pour it on the plant and lite it! end of problem and bugs! Are you Italian and do you plan to concrete the whole yard ? No and No! But is there a need for this particular plant? There are hundreds of plants if not thousands that do not produce these bugs why this particular one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 What do they taste like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Of The Board Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 What do they taste like? Chicken. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Such a pity, beautiful looking creatures and can cause so much damage. Remind me of Christmas decorations. Same thing with a Lion Fish. Beautiful and deadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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