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Post by KC on Jan 21, 2015 15:11:48 GMT
Hoping someone can help. I have 4 gooseberries, 1 one from last year and 3 more. Caterpillars had a field day on the leaves albeit they left the fruit alone thankfully. The thing is I was also growing cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli at the same time. Is there a possibility if I didn't grow cabbages, the white fly wouldn't lay eggs and I wouldn't have the botheration of caterpillars on everything else?
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Post by Tel on Jan 21, 2015 15:52:22 GMT
You had gooseberry saw fly these little caterpillars can strip a bush of all its leaves in no time. Can attack from April onwards.
I spray with Provado ultimate bug killer.
The saw fly does not infest Brassicas. That is the cabbage white caterpillars.
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Post by KC on Jan 26, 2015 12:38:50 GMT
Thank you for your response.
So the gooseberry bugs had nothing to do with the cabbage?
Would the broccoli have been affected with the cabbage white caterpillars had I not have planted cabbages?
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Post by Tel on Jan 26, 2015 12:57:24 GMT
Thank you for your response.
So the gooseberry bugs had nothing to do with the cabbage?
Would the broccoli have been affected with the cabbage white caterpillars had I not have planted cabbages?
Sorry, this is all quite confusing for a newbie There would be a good chance they would have the same problem. |
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Post by KC on Jan 26, 2015 13:01:08 GMT
No worries, thanks Tel, I'll keep growing the gooseberries and spray them, but will give cabbage and broccoli a miss  thanks again. |
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Post by Cherry on Jan 26, 2015 21:41:40 GMT
Gooseberry saw fly put me off growing them for years but I grow them now. So far the saw fly haven't discovered them.
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thanks again.
