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tomato caterpillars
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I have just found 2 large green caterpillars chomping the leaves on my greenhouse tomato plants. I've never known this before (in many years of growing toms). The only butterfies I have seen around are cabbage whites. Is this evolution or gloabal warming ? K |
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"dido22" wrote in message
... Hello I have just found 2 large green caterpillars chomping the leaves on my greenhouse tomato plants. I've never known this before (in many years of growing toms). The only butterfies I have seen around are cabbage whites. Is this evolution or gloabal warming ? K Not Global Warming, 'Climate Change' so that it can embrace hot, cold, wet, dry etc ;-) -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk |
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tomato caterpillars
K wrote I have just found 2 large green caterpillars chomping the leaves on my greenhouse tomato plants. I've never known this before (in many years of growing toms). The only butterfies I have seen around are cabbage whites. Is this evolution or gloabal warming ? It's sounds like the Tomato Moth (Lacanobia oleracea). The caterpillars are up to 3.5cm long, brown or green, with a yellow line along the side of the body on which are tiny white dots. Look on the leaves, especially those near the glass, for eggs and small caterpillars as they congregate when small but branch out on their own as they grow. (From RHS Pests and Diseases.) -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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tomato caterpillars
Hello & thanks,
I didnt notice a yellow line (but was not looking for one). They were praps 1 inch long (2.5 cm) and green. I now see several leaves with holes, so probably many more in there ! Live & let live ! Thanks again K "Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... K wrote I have just found 2 large green caterpillars chomping the leaves on my greenhouse tomato plants. I've never known this before (in many years of growing toms). The only butterfies I have seen around are cabbage whites. Is this evolution or gloabal warming ? It's sounds like the Tomato Moth (Lacanobia oleracea). The caterpillars are up to 3.5cm long, brown or green, with a yellow line along the side of the body on which are tiny white dots. Look on the leaves, especially those near the glass, for eggs and small caterpillars as they congregate when small but branch out on their own as they grow. (From RHS Pests and Diseases.) -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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tomato caterpillars
dido22 ] said:
Hello I have just found 2 large green caterpillars chomping the leaves on my greenhouse tomato plants. I've never known this before (in many years of growing toms). The only butterfies I have seen around are cabbage whites. Is this evolution or gloabal warming ? K http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/ |
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