One of the main problems faced by those owning a garden are caterpillars who are eating up all the leaves and flowers. The caterpillars appear to be particularly fond of bean plants, and eat up all the leaves and flowers.
Hibiscus leaves and flowers are also eaten by the caterpillars.
The only way to remove the caterpillars is manually or hope that some bird will come and eat up the caterpillar
In panaji, goa, the grey coloured hairy caterpillars are most common
In October 2016, the plants suffered a major caterpillar attack, most of the caterpillars have been removed manually.