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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat@containerseeds.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] currant sawfly on gooseberries
  • Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:02:17 -0400

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:25:04 -0700, you wrote:

>Pat,
>
>I've no idea about the pests in your area, but in the PNW currant sawfly
>(caterpillar) will eat the leaves of gooseberries overnight - it leaves the
>skeleton only.
>

I suppose that's possible, but the chicken wire cages seem
to have solved the problem (which has not recurred). So I
am inclined to think it was an animal.

Probably one with four hooves and antlers! They're all over
the place here.

Pat
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