Little black caterpillers

[FionaH]

As the title say Ive got little black caterpillers about 1cm long. They have reduced the radishes to lace and have started on the spinach. Any ideas what they might be and how I get rid of em. Would prefer organic but just want shut, so anything that wont poison us when we eat the spinach will do.
Thanks in advance
Fi

[Two_Sheds]

like this?

turnip sawfly (athalia rosae). A pest. Destroy !

[FionaH]

Yep thats them! squished the ones I found

[FionaH]

Dear heavens I just googled them. Nasty little critters. Am going to GC tomorrow to get something to nuke them with. Hoping they havent spread to the PSB yet. I thought i was past pest control when the kids stopped getting nits!

[Two_Sheds]

Nasty little critters. Am going to GC tomorrow to get something to nuke them with.

Save your money.
Just pick them off and drop in a bucket of salty water, like any caterpillar/slug/snail pest

[HayleyB]

What I thought we'd done with caterpillars for the year, I'll have to start scanning my cabbages and caulis leaf by leaf again. How long before these ones finish?

[FionaH]

Dont know but I found a green caterpillar this morning as well. Scared the neighbours I was picking them off dressed in jamas and wellies!

[HayleyB]

Dont know but I found a green caterpillar this morning as well. Scared the neighbours I was picking them off dressed in jamas and wellies!

Ha ha that's one of the reasons why I'm glad we don't have neighbours, seeing me outside in dressing gown and wellies is not a pretty sight