Cutworms on my Flowers....Ick

[OceanBeacher]

Help! I found cutworms on my beautiful orange daisy-like flowers (can't remember the name). Killed the worm, but now there are dozen of eggs on the plant. After killing the cutworm, I sprayed the plant with the hose, but now there are more than ever. They look like mouse droppings. I don't use chemicals and need to know if one of you has a natural solution for getting rid of them? Any information would be appreciated.

Annie in Ocean Park

[LittleMama]

I just had something similar on my Hibiscus(you can see my thread called Name That Pest). Still not sure what they were, but I tried what you said, getting rid of them and then power washing the plant, they still came back, so I finally got rid of them(going on five days now) with a solution of Castile soap and water. Hope that helps!

[OceanBeacher]

Thanks "LittleMama" for the input. Now that I think about it, my grandpa used to use castile soap on his vegetable garden especially on anything that would be put directly into your mouth.

Off to work....
Oceanbeacher