Topic: Pests!!!!!

[Mushy Pea]

This morning on our brassicas I found lots of nasties!!!!

Unfortunately I didn't have the camera, but would like to know what they were.  They are now inside the chooks.

1.  A white caterpiller
2.  2 Black pupae type things about 3/4" long surrounded in what looked like cotton wool.
3.  Green pupae with triangles sticking out of the middle of it.
4.  Lots of tiny eggs, white, which I squished.

Can anyone help please? Hope I have explained myself okay.  No. 3 sounds a bit strange.

MP

[valmarg]

1. could be a maggot.
2. could be woolly aphid.

Pass on 3 and 4. ;D

valmarg

[Mushy Pea]

I've just found a link to some pest photo's that might help other "newbies".

http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/insects.htm

Thanks Valmarg. I think you are right with 1 but my OH says 2 is probably some kind of chrysalis with a silk coat, & 3 is a large cabage white chrysalis.

MP