Comments on: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:33:29 +0000

Why the birds can’t come and pick them off the Solomon’s seal themselves, I don’t know. Lazy little feathery buggers…

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:00:38 +0000

I had those little green buggers on my Solomon’s Seal last year. They ate it back to twigs and it grew okay this year.
They are trying to eat it this year, but I am wise their game now. I am collecting them and using them as bird food.

Don’t squash them though. Their insides are indelible.

By: R::B

R::B — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:50:41 +0000

Yup…saw fly larvae are a pain.

I recently spent week in hand-to-hand combat with a platoon of gooseberry saw fly larvae. I managed to pick them off one at a time. They have a voracious appetite and can kill a bush if unopposed!

I hadn’t been paying much attention recently as we’ve already harvested the gooseberries but today it looked as though they’ve opened up a second summer offensive…

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:16:51 +0000

yeah right, plants are fine about being eaten back to a few twigs.

I get rose saw flies and if you disturb them they stand up on their hind legs and shake their fists at you, its rather sweet. (I may be anthropomorphising here a tad).

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:59:36 +0000

yup that’s the one. Apparently it doesn’t do the plants any real harm though…

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:46:02 +0000

There is a solomon’s seal saw fly, and it does look like a saw fly larvae, so i am afraid that you don’t even get a butterfly for you shredded plants…if I’m right. Sorry
Check it out on google images?

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:30:16 +0000

Jane – it is – or, rather, was – Solomon’s Seal
John – they always look wierd if you get close enough

By: john

john — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:26:49 +0000

it’s a strange looking critter and no mistake.

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:15:01 +0000

What is he eating?