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The mint with several holes in it
Hi folks,
First post... glad to see there's a uk gardening NG! Hope you don't mind me piling in with a question. I live in the S.London/Surrey suburbs, and noticed today that something has taken up residence in our mint. The tender leaves at the end of each shoot are all curled up and deformed. Closer inspection reveals that they've been made into cocoons. Here's a photo... http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianclark/24948449/ There's a few black specks visible on there, possibly eggs? I managed to find one of the cocoons with something inside it; a tiny green caterpillar with black speckles. To give you some idea of size, this is on my little finger (and the photo would have been more in focus if the little bugger had kept still)... http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianclark/24948369/ I've tried searching Google (and the archives for URG) for mint pests, but to no avail. As far as I can tell, the creatures are too long to be vine weevil larvae, as well as being the wrong colour. Any suggestions gratefully received... Adrian |
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