Sawfly???...in October??????

[Nicos]

Never had it in my garden before- so can you imagine my shock when I went to weed the gooseberry bed to spot gooseberry sawfly caterpillers munching their way through my plants!

In October??????

Anyone else getting pests like this so late in the season???

[Capsid]

Yes, my redcurrants and gooseberries are leafless, I presume sawfly larvae.

Also my sweetcorn have been ravaged by badgers.

[Nicos]

Also my sweetcorn have been ravaged by badgers.

ouch.....

The local hunters here have been on the lookout today for badgers and wild boar which are also partial to sweetcorn- one part of the field of maize next to our house has been almost cleared by the culprits.

[redser]

wild boar - fancy dinner on legs. Lucky you!