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Gooseberries

Tessa Cobley

Gooseberries

Although often grouped with caterpillar pests, gooseberry sawfly larvae are actually the offspring of a sawfly rather than a moth or butterfly. They are pale green with black spots and can strip gooseberry and currant bushes almost overnight. Severe infestations leave little more than leaf veins behind.

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