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  • #16
    Jax, gooseberry sawfly larvae love redcurrants too. That's what happened to mine years ago, I had a gooseberry next to redcurrant & they both kept getting decimated by the pesky little green caterpillars. I threw the gooseberry away & took cuttings from the redcurrant which are still languishing in pots somewhere & this year I have a small gooseberry in a pot to try again.
    Into every life a little rain must fall.

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    • #17
      SueA thanks for the heads up. I will keep a sharper eye this year.

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      • #18
        Do sawfly larva only go for red currants, the gooseberry affected is right next to a blackcurrant and I haven't seen any damage on that. I think I've got most of the little critters though, I found one yesterday but none this morning.

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        • #19
          Not that I know BK.

          I would keep an eye out for a week or so just to make sure you got them all as they'll strip the leaves in no time!
          ntg
          Never be afraid to try something new.
          Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
          A large group of professionals built the Titanic
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          • #20
            No Bk, Blackcurrents are relatively pest free, so you should be ok.

            And when your back stops aching,
            And your hands begin to harden.
            You will find yourself a partner,
            In the glory of the garden.

            Rudyard Kipling.sigpic

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            • #21
              Trust me NTG I'm checking every time I go past the bushes, about six times a day as I keep going to the greenhouse to admire my plants I found one this evening, it's squashed! but no more signs of obvious feasting like I had on Saturday.

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