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    Decided my Swiss chard was a suitable place for a no2? I presume a mouse or rat. Anyway to distinguish? Also is that plant done for now? Or can it still be eaten after washing?
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  • #2
    Looks like caterpillar poop to me!

    Still edible, just give it a good wash.

    Cant see the growing point….is it still there?
    Last edited by Nicos; 25-09-2021, 06:27 PM.
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

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    • #3
      Think of all the times this has happened and then a rain shower has completely washed away the evidence.
      I live in a part of the UK with very mild winters. Please take this into account before thinking "if he is sowing those now...."

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      • #4
        Caterpillar could be a good one, the plant next to it had been stripped, will have a look tomorrow

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        • #5
          My guess would be one of these:

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          This is a dot moth caterpillar - they come in green or brown, eat almost anything but really like chard, and produce copious quantities of large poos.
          A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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          • #6
            Thanks Penellype.

            any idea when / if they disappear for the winter?

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            • #7
              Penellype, looks like you're our resident dot moth expert. I've just found a reply from you to Marb nigh on at the top of the first page of Google hits for dot moth and chard.

              I had a look for info, as they look impressive moths. Looks like they overwinter underground, but carry on feeding till October. Great info and picture here:
              https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/dot-moth

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              • #8
                Originally posted by FromYorkshiretoBucks View Post
                Thanks Penellype.

                any idea when / if they disappear for the winter?
                I have a feeling I have found them during a mild winter. I seem to remember having a net cloche over some veg and seeing holes appear but no caterpillars, then finding several dot moth caterpillars hiding in the folds of the net.
                A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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