Allotments 4 All

Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: ancellsfarmer on July 22, 2016, 20:39:23

Title: Never had these before!
Post by: ancellsfarmer on July 22, 2016, 20:39:23

Found that two of my tomatoes outside in pots have the lowest leaves eaten to lace by green, unmarked caterpillars approx 20mm long and 3mm in diameter. Would post a picture but had no camera to hand. They are just green caterpillars, but of what? Intend to attempt to rear a few to discover what they may become. Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Never had these before!
Post by: pumkinlover on July 23, 2016, 08:38:53

Probably these.  I wouldn't bother trying to rear them! :glasses9:



 http://www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/blog/article/tomato-moth-caterpillar-bgid120.html                                           (http://www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/blog/article/tomato-moth-caterpillar-bgid120.html)

Title: Re: Never had these before!
Post by: galina on July 23, 2016, 08:41:55

Oh yuck!  They do not look good  :BangHead:

Clicked the 'like' button as thank you for the info, not because I like what I see  :glasses9:

Title: Re: Never had these before!
Post by: pumkinlover on July 23, 2016, 08:44:43

Quote from: galina on July 23, 2016, 08:41:55

Oh yuck!  They do not look good  :BangHead:

Luckily they do not cause too much of a problem. I've had them off and on for years, just pick them off and chuck them to the birds, never lost anything other than the odd tomato to them. Messy so and so's though!