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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: earlypea on November 13, 2009, 19:15:07

Title: What is this new infestation on my sprouts?
Post by: earlypea on November 13, 2009, 19:15:07
They weren't there last week now most of my brussells sprouts are crawling with them.

There are some big things which look like a similar kind of insect to a woodlouse but smaller and slimmer alongside hoards of tiny slimy black maggoty larvae - all nestling inside the first sprout leaves.

Also some similar tiny larvae but dark green and slimy, but less of them.

I can't find them in that Hessayon book - any suggestions?

Curious more than anything - still eating them.....  :-\
Title: Re: What is this new infestation on my sprouts?
Post by: tim on November 13, 2009, 19:23:29
Ours are just thick with Aphid & Whitefly.
Title: Re: What is this new infestation on my sprouts?
Post by: Tee Gee on November 13, 2009, 19:47:02
Not sure what they can be a photo would help.

Is it these by any chance:

(http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Scale%20Insects/Scale%20insect.jpg)

These are scale insects!
Title: Re: What is this new infestation on my sprouts?
Post by: earlypea on November 14, 2009, 08:33:10
Nothing like that at all Tee Gee the larvae(?) are much more worm shaped and coloured but wet/shiny. 

But thanks for trying!

I should have got a photo - will do next visit.
Title: Re: What is this new infestation on my sprouts?
Post by: BAK on November 14, 2009, 08:48:02
earlypea,

you could have a browse of David Kendall's excellent website ...

http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/ (http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/)
Title: Re: What is this new infestation on my sprouts?
Post by: shirlton on November 17, 2009, 15:38:09
I have just had to throw a big bag of ours away. Picked them this morning from the plot and when I put my glasses on to do them they were covered in tiny grey mite like insects. They had even got inside the sprouts. The whitefly that were on before could at least be washed off but not these. You are quite right earlypea they are just like miniature woodlice with anteni as well
This years sprouts were the best we have ever grown as well. have been spraying with soap all through the season against the whitefly. These have appeared in the last week
Title: Re: What is this new infestation on my sprouts?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on November 17, 2009, 20:59:20
Sounds like a nice bit of free protein.
Title: Re: What is this new infestation on my sprouts?
Post by: liza095 on December 08, 2009, 09:36:26
glad to know this info.
Title: Re: What is this new infestation on my sprouts?
Post by: earlypea on December 09, 2009, 07:37:08
These mysterious creatures vanished as quickly as they arrived - all gone by next picking, after frost.
Title: Re: What is this new infestation on my sprouts?
Post by: shirlton on December 09, 2009, 09:29:08
A kind member has informed us that the little critters were springtails.The warm weather has caused the problem. Hopefully when we look at ours the problem will be gone.Or they might have moved further into the sprout. They were already burrowing acoule of weeks ago
Title: Re: What is this new infestation on my sprouts?
Post by: earlypea on December 19, 2009, 10:08:56
Thanks Shirlton - they look more like it, after a google - although I can't see a piccy of the alien slimey eggs.  Hopefully then, that's them done for for next year.  I didn't know they ate vegetables and there were so many different ones.  Only heard of the tiny white ones that are in healthy soil.
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