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Old 29-06-2014, 10:19 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 29/06/2014 21:08, David Hill wrote:
Looking at the Josta berry plants from which I never get fruit, the
birds get up earlier than I do.
I took these 2 pictures, the first shows that the plants do have fruit
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps04e78d7e.jpg

the 2nd is of some nice little caterpillars chewing away on a few leaves
on just one stem.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps37c7537f.jpg

I've never seen the leaves being chewed before.
Any ideas?
David @ a dry side of Swansea Bay



Gooseberry Sawfly? Looks very like it to me. It does scoff more than
just gooseberry leaves.

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