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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: picman on September 17, 2015, 14:10:48

Title: Good or Bad please
Post by: picman on September 17, 2015, 14:10:48
Found this on the raspberries ,  looks nasty any ideas please....
Title: Re: Good or Bad please
Post by: ed dibbles on September 17, 2015, 14:29:48
Could it be a Vapourer Moth caterpillar, also known as Rusty Tussock moth, Orgyia antiqua?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgyia_antiqua (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgyia_antiqua)

If so it's a goodie. Or at least not one that causes serious damage. The article suggests one of it's host plants as Rubus - hence the one seen one your raspberries. :happy7:
Title: Re: Good or Bad please
Post by: Obelixx on September 17, 2015, 15:26:56
It's beautiful, whatever it is and definitely not for squishing or spraying.   Hope Ed's id is right.
Title: Re: Good or Bad please
Post by: Jayb on September 19, 2015, 10:48:39
Nice picture, I've no idea but isn't he handsome.
It does look very much like the picture in Ed's link, so not one to be squished.