I think I've got these Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea - UKMoths .
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November 2015 issue:-Garden pests
Tomato caterpillar pest.
I had seen lots of holes in the leaves of my tomatoes so I collected some of the tiny green caterpillars and reared them in a jar and fed with tomato leaves. The tiny caterpillars grew and grew eventually to about 40mm. I had put a little garden earth in the bottom of the jar and at this size they stopped feeding and disappeareared into the earth. Once I had eventually identified them I was surprised to see that the book says they will overwinter a pupae and emerge next Spring. 'Mine' emerged only some weeks later and were photographed (picture attached). Identification was difficult due to the wide variation of colour. 'Mine' had a quite dark background colour but the illustration in 'Colins Complete Guide---' shows a very pale one. Nevertheless I am now sure they are 'Bright-Line Brown-eye' and (surprise, surprise) they are also known as 'tomato moth'.
(I've not used this Forum before and I'm not sure if the picture attached ; if it did not perhaps some replyer could tell me and tell me how to attach. I clicked on the 'attach' icon ansd when a page came up I dragged my file into it but could see no 'click option' to send)
Try this instead (insert image)----seems to workAttached Files
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Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostHi Mr Tom. I've moved your post over to the original thread where we were discussing these caterpillars and you told us you were going to try to rear some
Glad you succeeded and have confirmed some of our earlier thoughts about their identity."A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
PS. I just don't have enough time to say hello to everyone as they join so please take this as a delighted to see you here!
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I have suffered these creatures for 4 years now, on this forum a couple of years ago we established that they were indeed the bright whatsit names, I am proud or just lucky to have beaten them this year by no other method than constant vigilance. I do have the time, being retired and I certainly needed it just keeping 9 plants free of them. One of their nastier habits is to just munch a chunk out of a tomato, enough to ruin it, then move on to another one (green or red).photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.html
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^^^^ if one of these is munching a tomato, Bill, how different - or not - does that look to a slug munch? I'm thinking one or two might be out there doing damage now that I thought was shy slugs!"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
PS. I just don't have enough time to say hello to everyone as they join so please take this as a delighted to see you here!
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Originally posted by marchogaeth View Post^^^^ if one of these is munching a tomato, Bill, how different - or not - does that look to a slug munch? I'm thinking one or two might be out there doing damage now that I thought was shy slugs!photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.html
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