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Old 26-08-2014, 11:49 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
David Rance[_3_] David Rance[_3_] is offline
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In message , Martin Brown
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On 21/08/2014 18:14, David Hill wrote:


On 21/08/2014 15:41, David Rance wrote:
My gooseberry bush has had all its leaves eaten away, leaving just the
central vein.

What is likely to have done it? No other kind of bush has suffered.

David


Gooseberry saw fly


Yes. You have about three days or a week at most between them hatching
an eating every last leaf off the plant. By now you should have been
able to harvest the crop so the critters are a bit late...


I did. About a couple of months ago.

David

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