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Caterpillar ID?

jaggiebunnet · 2013-06-27 09:19:51

Hi - these little buggers are attacking my silver birch trees - does anyone know what they are and how to get rid of them other than the manual picking them off and disposing of them elsewhere?

27-06-2013 9:19am

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jaggiebunnet

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Hi - these little buggers are attacking my silver birch trees - does anyone know what they are and how to get rid of them other than the manual picking them off and disposing of them elsewhere?

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they're sawfly larvae; i'd dealt with it before by picking them off manually. they don't like free flowing air; are the affected leaves well sheltered?

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#3 27-06-2013 10:45am

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magicbastarder wrote: »

they're sawfly larvae; i'd dealt with it before by picking them off manually. they don't like free flowing air; are the affected leaves well sheltered?

No they are out in the open and get blown about well in the wind. Going to see if I can get some pesticide...can't be picking them off all the time...

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