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Gooseberrys &eaten leaves

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Gooseberrys.
Every year lots of fruit-2 days later most of the fruit & leaves are eaten! Any Ideas ?
John L.




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they are susceptible to sawfly larva, they look like pale greenish caterpillars. check and either pick of by hand or use a recomended insecticide.

26 May, 2011

 

Hi there,

Sounds like sawfly to me,

They have a go at my goosies too,they usually strip some of my bush, but not the fruit, I have to net to keep of determined black birds,

Happy gardening.

27 May, 2011

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