What's eating my brassicas?!

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martinofmoscow

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What's eating my brassicas?!
« on: July 14, 2012, 13:05 »
Hi all, I don't know whether this is an easy or difficult one to answer. This is my first growing season, and although my purple sprouting broccoli got off to a good start, it's apparent that something is eating the leaves from the inside out. There is a slug problem in the garden, but I can't see any trails on or near the crop so I suspect it's something else.

I've attached a couple of photos and would really appreciate your thoughts on diagnosis and treatment.

Many thanks!

PS - having trouble with the photo attachments, they're here:-

https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B7wMqCXAG4bBRnI2UW8yTklIVGc/edit
« Last Edit: July 14, 2012, 13:08 by martinofmoscow »

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Auntiemogs

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Re: What's eating my brassicas?!
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2012, 13:09 »
Caterpillars?
I would rather live in a world
where my life is surrounded by mystery
than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it...✿~ Harry Emerson Fosdick

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mumofstig

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Re: What's eating my brassicas?!
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2012, 14:29 »
or pigeons - netting would solve both problems.

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martinofmoscow

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Re: What's eating my brassicas?!
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2012, 14:10 »
Thanks, I suspect it's caterpillars of some kind. Pretty sure it isn't pigeons - I'm pretty sure they're not capable of removing the inside of leaves. Decided to concentrate on decimating the slug population with beer traps (very successful last night) and allow the caterpillars to have a few leaves, hoping the plants are strong enough to withstand a bit of munching.

Thanks.

Mart.

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Goosegirl

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Re: What's eating my brassicas?!
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2012, 15:57 »
Can you see any butterfly eggs on the leaves - if so, rub them off.
I work very hard so don't expect me to think as well.



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