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BBC - Earth News - Sawfly makes first UK appearance
Are they not the adult from the lovely critters that stripped my gooseberry busy?
Are they not the adult from the lovely critters that stripped my gooseberry busy?
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We spent two days picking the bladdy caterpillars off ours..............S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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No.Originally posted by chrismarks View Post
Gooseberry sawfly is Nematus ribesii (it says that in the green box in your link)
This new species is Nematus pseudodispar (birch sawfly)Last edited by Two_Sheds; 07-11-2010, 04:19 AM.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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A good daily shake of the bush and bantams underneath is my sawfly remedy.Comment
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I read today that planting broad beans by your gooseberry bush will help deter the sawfly. I have plenty of seeds so I'm doing that next year. The little critters stripped the whole bush in a single day this summer!Comment
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