Definition of quest for Students. 1  1 : an effort to find or do something a quest for answers. 2  2 : a usually adventurous journey made in search of something a quest for lost treasure.
Tree caterpillar nests look like silken bags hanging in branches. You can either remove each nest by cutting the silken string at its top and then dropping the entire nest in soapy water or tear the nest open with a stick and let birds prey on the caterpillars inside. The pests feed during the day when the sun shines.
They can destroy plants of all kinds in a matter of weeks! I have created an offering plate for birds every morning of these caterpillars. But to easily rid your garden of them: Use a mixture of tobacco dust, pyrethrum powder (dried pyrethrum flowers crumbled into a powder) and make a solution to spray on the leaf roller. Garden Centipede â These litter guys will eat your young plants up in no time, so get rid of them with this simple solution: Drench the soil with a mixture of water, garlic and tobacco.