SOS Caterpillars are attacking!!!

[Minion s1]

Last year i had a big problem with caterpillars.
 
I had a dozen habanero plants, and i'd find 1-3 caterpillars per plant, every couple of weeks.
Some of my plants were even bitten in half.
 
This year i'm only growing a couple white habs; and i'm afraid that i'm in for a repeat of last year.
And yesterday, i noticed something had been eating on the leaves of one of them; and i never found the culprit.
 
any suggestions on how to keep these gluttons at bay?

 

[megahot]

You might want to try this
http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/outdoor-grounds-maintenance/pest-control/traps-insecticides/caterpillar-killer-w-b-t-8-oz-concentrate-5160?utm_source=google_pr&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Insecticides-Repellents-google_pr&infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=CKK0jsK80rcCFUZxQgodCXkAqQ

 

[Proud Marine Dad]

That's what I use for budworm on Canna and Geraniums. You have to spray it at sunset though as it degrades in light.

 

[DasBhut]

train crows to guard your plants
 
or just make a favorable environment for anything that eats caterpillars

 

[Minion s1]

train crows to guard your plants
 
or just make a favorable environment for anything that eats caterpillars

 
actually, with how things are, once they are on the plants, the birds can't get to them.
there's a lot of cats in the neiborhood that like to play with stuff like house plants, and i keep the plants in a bit of a caged enclosure.

 

[Proud Marine Dad]

Use the Safer stuff Minion. A bunch of Canna growers can't be wrong.