Thursday, June 5, 2014

Insect Bites are Unavoidable

Don't grab a plant branch before checking for insects!


Caused by this type moth caterpillar:


And this little toe became a BIG toe. Who knows what was hiding in my green Birkie!!!


Remember, check your boots or garden Birkies for spiders or other creatures. Especially when you slip into them with bare feet!

Keep these on hand:




9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yikes.

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Holy moosepoops, Linda!!! Where do you get those wipes???? ...:)JP

Beth said...

That looks terrible!! I hope your toe is better soon!

Janneke said...

That toe does not look good, not a wasp I hope, too early for them. I know all about this, working in the garden you cannot avoid insectbites. What about an earwig in your clogs or ants crawling on your feet and legs, they are frightening and I cannot help jumping around.

Buttons Thoughts said...

Ouch Hug B

Janie Junebug said...

Everything bites me. I am a tasty morsel.

Love,
Janie

Wendy Bellino said...

O.W.C.H.

Endah Murniyati said...

I do often see this caterpillar on my garden. I have never known about the stink. Thank you for sharing this interesting information. Hope everything will be better.

Mrs. Micawber said...

Ow! I tend to collect bites when I clamber through the ditches to take wildflower photos, unless I've been very diligent with the homemade bug repellent. (Olive oil base, with lots of tea tree oil and peppermint oil mixed in, rubbed well into slightly damp skin.) Yours look very painful - hope they're feeling better soon!