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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Mushy Pea on August 01, 2008, 12:57:43

Title: Pests!!!!!
Post by: Mushy Pea on August 01, 2008, 12:57:43

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

Title: Re: Pests!!!!!
Post by: valmarg on August 03, 2008, 14:41:21

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

Pass on 3 and 4. ;D

valmarg

Title: Re: Pests!!!!!
Post by: Mushy Pea on August 03, 2008, 18:29:44

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

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