What has eaten my gooseberry leaves?

What has eaten my gooseberry leaves?

Biology

• The common gooseberry sawfly is the most frequently found of the gooseberry sawflies.
• The female sawflies lay eggs on the underside of leaves, low down in the centre of the bush, so the young larvae go unnoticed until they have eaten their way upwards and outwards, devouring the leaves as they go.

How do you control sawfly?

Management: Look for sawfly larvae in the spring and if necessary use a pesticide to treat them.

1. Spot treat when possible as European pine sawflies commonly feed in groups.
2. In the fall, apply imidacloprid or dinotefuron to the soil to control larvae for the following spring.

What is a sawfly look like?

Appearance. Size: Sawfly adults are about 1/2 inch long. Characteristics: Sawflies may look like flies, but are actually related to bees and wasps. The common name sawfly comes from their ovipositor, which is saw-like in shape and is used by the females to cut into the plants and lay eggs.

What is eating my gooseberries?

A Gooseberry sawfly is a common gooseberry pest. It’s the larvae that do the damage. Q How do I recognise gooseberry sawfly? A Sawfly larvae look similar to caterpillars, but they have shinier skins and, in addition to the three pairs of legs at the front, each other segment of the body has a pair of fleshy pro-legs.

What does a gooseberry sawfly look like?

Adult sawfly are yellow with black markings and black heads. The adult females usually lay their eggs into the undersides of lower leaves. These hatch into pale green, black-spotted and black-headed larvae that feed gregariously and rapidly devour the leaves.

How do I get rid of sawfly larvae naturally?

Organic Soap Spray Since the larvae are soft-bodied, a homemade spray made of 4 tablespoons of organic soap and a gallon of water will help get them off plants. The stickiness will impede their ability to move and the film left by the soapy water will kill sawflies by means of suffocation.

How do I get rid of gooseberry sawfly?

(Each pack will treat up to 60 sqm of plants.) Mix the first sachet of nematodes with water and apply with a sprayer directly to the affected plants making sure the nematodes come into contact with the Caterpillars, Codling Moth or Gooseberry Sawfly. (The nematodes enter the pest and kill them.)

What pests eat gooseberries?

Description: This is the most common pest of gooseberries, white and red currants. Adult sawfly are yellow with black markings and black heads. The adult females usually lay their eggs into the undersides of lower leaves.