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Old 02-07-2008, 03:07 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren Nick Maclaren is offline
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Default Gooseberry vs caterpillars


In article ,
"Mary Fisher" writes:
| "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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| No, the ones on nasturtiums are cabbage whites caterpillars
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| So why don't they look like cabbage white larvae?

"Cabbage white" is used to refer to Pieris brassicae, P. rapae,
either of them (indeterminately) or any Pieris butterfly. The
caterpillars of the first two look very different.


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Nick Maclaren.