Leaf-eating caterpillars are pests that feed on the leaves of various fruit trees and shrubs. Some of these (e.g. premature acorn) they often damage the fruit, e.g. sweet cherries, cherries. Caterpillars eat holes in leaves, and then they eat the whole leaf blades. The damage is often devastating. Mechanical control is applied, and in the event of a strong occurrence – chemical.
Leaf-eating caterpillars are pests that feed on the leaves of various fruit trees and shrubs, covered with ashen hair; length – 4 mm. It occurs on raspberries, wild strawberries and blackberries. The female lays eggs in a flower bud, then nibbles the stalk under the bud, which withers and dries up. The larvae feed inside the buds, eating up pistils and stamens. Spraying is carried out on 10…14 days before flowering.
Leaf-eating caterpillars are pests that feed on the leaves of various fruit trees and shrubs. Some of these (e.g. premature acorn) they often damage the fruit, e.g. sweet cherries, cherries. Caterpillars eat holes in leaves, and then they eat the whole leaf blades. The damage is often devastating. Mechanical control is applied, and in the event of a strong occurrence – chemical.
