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Carrot fly damage, also attacks parsnips, parsley and celery , rusty brown tunnels in tap roots . Thin whiteish maggots may be seen . |
Mealy bug , found in moist warm conditions. Feed on plant juices of green house plants , sub tropical trees and can act as a vector for other diseases . |
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Aphids . Small common sap sucking insects , including black & green fly . Fluffy white woolly aphid . |
Vine weevil . Feeds on variety of plants , ornamental plants and fruits esp grown in containers . Adult beetles eat leaves the larvae attack roots |
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Vine weevil |
Vine weevil larvae attacks roots esp in container plants |
Vine weevil attacks foliage |
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Coddling moth damage to ripe apples and pears . Caterpillars damage fruit affecting apples , pears , quince and walnut . Active June - September. |
Coddling moth |
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Scale insects, problem in houseplants , taking nutrients , targeting underside of leaves and around leaf joints |
Scale insect identification , get white and rusty brown coloured ones |
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Lily beetle , scarlet red lily beetle , eats leaves , stems and buds of lily flowers , fritillaries and other members of the lillaceae family . |
Slug , can cause damage throughout the year , rife in spring eating tender young plants . Damage leaves , stems , flowers , Tubers and bulbs |
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Gooseberry sawfly , eating roots , leaves of gooseberry plants and white & red currant bushes during spring / summer |
Gooseberry sawfly larvae |
Gooseberry sawfly damage |
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Two spotted spider mite , sap feeding , find in greenhouses, damp and warm conditions |
Causing mottled leaves and early leaf loss on a wide range of plants |
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Snail , mostly attacking fresh new growth devouring foliage . Active all year but prevalent in spring , warm and wet conditions. |
Snail damage |
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