rhododendron

[meatismurder]

Does any one know what might be eating my rhododendron,its munching away at the leaves leaving holes in them. Ive picked a few tiny green catapillar things off but theres obviously a few on there. What can I put on it to get rid of them? I,ve had the plant for 7 years,its part of me garden,would be a shame to loose it to critters. Ive looked on bbc website but cant find owt. thanks

[Thunderbird+]

Hi meatismurder,
Ther are various moth caterpillars that will feed on rhodo's, one likely suspect is winter moth.
Caterpillars rarely do extensive damage to rhodo's but it sounds like you have quite a lot of them, so it may be worth your while spraying them with a pesticide containing pirimiphos-methyl, fenitrothion or permethrin.
Good Luck Tbird+