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Rose sawfly

On 10/08/2012 in forum

My Jacqueline Du Pre has been stripped of leaves  by the rose sawfly caterpillar, but what I would like to know is whether this pest eats other plants too.  I have  lupin, galtonia and gladiolus plants that show the same type of attack as the rose.


FIG

On 14/09/2012 in forum

My FIG TREE IS A DWARF ONE, TO BE GROWN IN A POT IT STARTED OFF GREAT, BUT NOW IT HAS THIS BROWN MARKINGS ON IT, LIKE EITHER A CATERPILLAR HAS BEEN MUCHING OR ON THE INNER LEAVE SONTHINE ELSE, HELP!!!!


Blue Butterfly

On 13/05/2013 in forum

the caterpillars eat.


Cabbage Butterflies & Nasturtium

On 19/08/2012 in forum

Until yesterday, when I noticed my Nasturtium was covered in Cabbage caterpillars, I had no idea that they particularly liked muching away on it's leaves. I then read about growing Nast.as a companion plant to Cabbages (which I have at the allotment


Cabbage and pigeons

On 19/04/2012 in forum

Your only real way is to net the cabbages by constructing a frame over them. If you use a fine mesh you'll also keep any butterflies out, hence no caterpillars. Be sure to secure the bottom of the mesh well so that no creatures can get in and get


my rosemary!!

On 15/03/2012 in forum

my rosemary bush is quite large but I have noticed the ends of alot of the branches are going brown and curling in on themselves. I have looked closely and have found small caterpillars hiding inside of the curled up ends - what are these and what


Talkback: Mullein moth

On 23/06/2012 in forum

The mullein moth is one of the ever decreasing number of British moths to be found in the wild. It is appalling to recommend the destruction of these caterpillars. I have observed moths for 50 years and I have seen my first mullein moth caterpillars


How to deal with winter moths

On 22/07/2011 in Projects: The basics

Virtually wingless, female winter moths hatch in November, then crawl up fruit trees to mate with male moths. The eggs that are laid hatch into leaf-eating caterpillars in spring. Trap female moths before they climb to mate, by attaching a grease


Talkback: Butterflies: meadow browns and gatekeepers

On 28/11/2011 in forum

Help! Found on our weeping pussy willow August 16th, 24 large caterpillars with black and yellow stripes running the length of their body. Munched their way through almost all of the growth on a very young and healthy tree. They became quite


Talkback: Growing gooseberries

On 08/07/2012 in forum

Caterpillars eat their way through all the leaves on my gooseberries even though I spend hours picking them off, is there anything I can do? We put a cage over them as soon as it starts to get warm to stop the butterflies laying eggs but still have


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