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    small green things eating my strawberry leaves!

    I thought that December would be a quiet month for pests, with them being killed off by the frost we had earlier, but over the last few days I've still seen some slugs, a couple of big caterpillars near my carrots and now this - no idea what they are so any help welcome... They are eating in a very orderly manner all the strawberry leaves. Not happy about this. Especially since my garlic is growing nicely in the same raised bed...
    Help!

    Thanks

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    It could be a strawberry leaf roller caterpillar. Are any of the leaves rolled or stuck together with sticky silk? They are supposed to only eat vegetation that's already dead and decomposing, so maybe your strawberries have a fungal disease that is actually causing the original damage. Caterpillars are usually particular about their food plants so they probably won't affect the garlic.
    Last edited by Zelenina; 22-12-2016, 09:09 PM.

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      Thanks Zelenina, I am now reassured and will try to pick all these little things and dispose of them... I am reassured about my (currently) healthy garlic!
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        Originally posted by OscarSidcup View Post
        Thanks Zelenina, I am now reassured and will try to pick all these little things and dispose of them... I am reassured about my (currently) healthy garlic!
        Did you get this sorted. Just interested in finding out what it was as I can't see the attachment. I am having a bit of an issue with aphids at the minute on my greenhouse grown strawberries. I currently just squash them but some more appear in a few days
        Gardening blog http://ploughyofurrow.blogspot.co.uk

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          Originally posted by jasyk34 View Post
          Did you get this sorted. Just interested in finding out what it was as I can't see the attachment. I am having a bit of an issue with aphids at the minute on my greenhouse grown strawberries. I currently just squash them but some more appear in a few days
          Most attachments posted prior to Jan 20th have gone for a long holiday, maybe a one way journey.
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            Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
            Most attachments posted prior to Jan 20th have gone for a long holiday, maybe a one way journey.
            Bigmally, thanks. Thought it was something up with my phone.
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            • #7
              No not your fault, the vine went into meltdown.
              sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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