"kay" wrote in message
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Christina Websell;958495 Wrote:

There was a green insect that hopped out then. It was similar to a
springtail but much much bigger, and it jumped like it was in the
Olympics
when I tried to get it.
Is this my pea chewer?


That sounds like a thrip. No, it's not your pea chewer. It's another sap
sucker, nowhere near as prolific as aphids, but won't keep still for you
to squash them.

In your situation, I might talk to your cat. Quite a few cats like young
peas, and pea shoots taste very similar.

kay

No, it's wasn't him - he was tucked up on his duvet indoors on every
occasion it happened! They haven't been touched overnight in the porch.
It was too big for a thrip, maybe 1/2 inch, bright lime green with
spectacular long outcurved antennae.