On 30/07/16 17:20, BobHobden wrote:
"David" wrote

Buddleia in full bloom everywhere but no butterflies on the butterfly bush.

However something is spawning caterpillars on virtually all my shrubs -
they are eating away the growing tips. Even going after the olive trees.


Sawfly?

+1

It's been far worse this year than previously. The greenhouse shrubs are
a mess. Anything with other than extremely tough leaves seems doomed.
Even apparently tough eucalyptus leaves are fair game.

I read that we had a butterfly shortage, but is Coastal Suffolk
particularly affected?



I've only seen a few here and mostly whites on the cabbages. One Red
Admiral, one Peacock, a few Brimstones and blues and a Meadow Brown.

Not seen a Red Admiral, but several Brimstones, Large Whites, Large
Tortoiseshells, and the odd Gatekeeper.

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Jeff