Caterpillar On Young Wild Rocket Plants

[Al P]

Hi Charles

Thank you for the information on black aphids, I cut out the worst affected smallish area of the runner beans and watered and sprayed for a few days and they did move on. They appeared on some cosmos later on and to a lesser extent to some french cobra beans, but I have been able to control them with water. I notice the ladybirds move in when they do – to try and reagin a balance.

Anyway – I think I have found the culprits munching my young wild ticket. Please see attached. I sowed them a few weeks ago on the ground (as hadn’t finished building the new greenhouse then), and recently moved them onto a table in the new greenhouse.

I am not sure if there are loads of similar green caterpillars or they can be recognised. Any ideas and experience? Do you think the rocket will recover? Other sowings in the same place have not been attacked (coriander for example).

Many thanks

Best Regards

Al

[Al P]

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[charles]

Yes its cabbage moth caterpillars, v destructive eaters. Some of that rocket will recover.
They attack only brassicas – check out plant family members so you know. Coriander is umbellifer family related to carrot etc.
Well done on aphids.

[Al P]

Thanks Charles

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