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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: Macca on April 11, 2005, 20:01:31

Title: Twiglet anyone?
Post by: Macca on April 11, 2005, 20:01:31

Not sure if this is how you post pictures up, but here goes anyway:

http://photobucket.com/albums/v465/pmales/?action=view&current=twiglet.jpg


What is it? Shall i kill it? Looks pretty evil to me and it went for me when i picked it up

Title: Re: Twiglet anyone?
Post by: Macca on April 11, 2005, 20:03:52

let's try that agin
(http://photobucket.com/albums/v465/pmales/?action-view&current=twiglet.jpg)

Title: Re: Twiglet anyone?
Post by: Macca on April 11, 2005, 20:06:14

3rd time lucky then?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/pmales/twiglet.jpg)

Title: Re: Twiglet anyone?
Post by: Macca on April 11, 2005, 20:17:06

and while i'm on the subject what is this:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/pmales/Grub.jpg)

Title: Re: Twiglet anyone?
Post by: Macca on April 11, 2005, 20:20:00

and this:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/pmales/redmite.jpg)

Title: Re: Twiglet anyone?
Post by: Marianne on April 11, 2005, 21:03:35

Oh Yuck ! They all look revolting !  :o

It seems the first one is the caterpillar of an elephant hawk moth ??
And the second one is the caterpillar of a luna moth ?

Here is a good site :-

www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk

Hundreds of the little b****ers on there !
Good luck !

Title: Re: Twiglet anyone?
Post by: moonbells on April 12, 2005, 10:22:52

Quote from: Macca on April 11, 2005, 20:20:00

and this:

These red things are all over our lotties this year and I honestly must say I've never noticed them before. So if anyone can tell me if they're goodies or baddies I'd be grateful.

moonbells