[heygrow]

I have a few brown patches developing on some of the leaves of my parsnips They are then going 'crispy' /dead in that brown patch. They still have a lot of healthy growth, but this seems to be a new development.
Is it anything to worry about?

[JayG]

Anything like the problem described in a very recent thread?

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=108599.msg1221706#msg1221706

There's another very similar one on the same page as the above.

[heygrow]

I don't think I have seen caterpillars, but I'll go an check more closely.

Thanks,

[JayG]

Make sure you check underneath the leaves - that's where all mine were hiding............

[heygrow]

Yes I just found the little kritters! 
Thanks for your help. Now I have to get rid of them.

[JayG]

If it's only a few leaves affected (as it was on mine) you could just cut them off and chuck in the bin - they won't miss them assuming they're otherwise growing well.