Hungry Beasties in the garden!

Funny that, Gee I havn't seen many caterpillars this year or big slugs either. Just lots of Lady birds.

Let's hope they don't find their way back!

Loads of slugs and snails here, Dorjac, they even find their way indoors sometimes. It makes me cringe :(

I hope so too, Waddy :)

I think that is a blackcurrant sawfly....def a sawfly of one sort or another...Keep an eye out for them Gee.

Not seen many catterpillows but loads of slugs and snails, all this rain bringing the out. Hope your plant will be ok.

That's interesting, Pimpernel, because I hoped this little plant might be a flowering current that was sent to me by a fellow Goyer some time back. I only planted it out in the garden this year and it has become muddled (in my head!) because I have several other smallish shrubs in pots too. I presume the sawfly would go for the flowering variety as well as the fruiting currant?

Yes Gee I think so...You really have to check it constantly now...Worth asking that as a Question though to be sure.

Once I had removed the beasties, I sprayed the rest of the plant anyway, Pimpernel and those around it just to be on the safe side. Checked it this morning and all OK :)

:)))

Oh my goodnes you have been invaded, hope they like their new home over the fence and dont come back , hope your little plant makes a full recovery too! l Im invaded too with slugs and snails fed up of them as they have eaten nearly all my young poppy plants and I found one on the Ginger Peach you sent me I had only just planted oh the rockery too, its got a plastic cover over it now!

I've resorted to slug pellets, Carole, hidden under slates around the garden. They even climb onto the bird table at night for any leftovers! And I fleece Millie when she comes in from the garden at night in case she's carrying any hitchhikers :)

I have found them on the bird Table too, think I will have to resort to your deterrant as well!

great shot but nasty beasties.

They would have been a nice tasty snack for your ducks Gill ........

Sawfly can shred a plant over night, little blighters.....

No, don't think it's the flowering currant Gee....haven't seen caterpillars her either, pleased I don't live next door to you now.....:o))

Honestly, Janey, I didn't put them over into a neighbour's garden! They went over the back fence into the greenery around the village pond :)

Fantastic photo. Are you photographer?

I just enjoying photographing what's in and around my garden, Katarina. Thank you for your kind comments :)