I'm Plum Fed Up with the Poopers!

This little fellow and I had it out today.

I won, but the damage had been done.

He decided to rest in my dwarf plum tree

which had fruited only once since I planted it.

It was covered with bees in the early Spring

so I was hopeful

Then I saw the poop.

And looked up.

Not so good.

Even worse.

Ya know, there were only a couple of plums on this tree.

Couldn't I ask for just a couple of plums???

 Needless to say, the worm had a dinner date with the chickens

and chicken was not on the menu.

Moving on to the larger garden, I checked on the tomatillos.

Holes.  Uh oh.

I turned the leaf over and saw what I didn't want to see.

Eggs.

I ran back to the house for the duct tape,

wrapping it around my hand backwards

and began gently pulling off the eggs.

I saw the mama, I think it is a three lined potato beetle,

red, yellow and black striped.

She got away, but I got the kids.

As I was looking at my rose on the garden wall

I saw more poop!

And this!

 I don't get fat, green worms on my roses.

What the heck is this guy?

So then I spot this butterfly.

Pretty, isn't it?

Well I'm sure it too will be soon be pooping 

on my delicious fruit, vegetables and pretty roses.

  A mulberry tree is sprouting up just behind her

and it's somewhere that I can let it grow!

I'm sure she'll find it and her wiggly little offspring

will munch and much until I end up with a 

mulNOberry tree.

What's a gardener to do?