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Any idea what insect this is ??

PZH
PZH Posts: 1,599 Forumite
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edited 26 June 2013 at 1:14PM in Gardening
Is it a friend or foe ??


EDIT: OK - apparently it is a Large Rose Sawfly :eek:


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  • PZH
    PZH Posts: 1,599 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Update - it is now an EX - Large Rose Sawfly :rotfl:
    “That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”
  • Ken68
    Ken68 Posts: 6,825 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Energy Saving Champion Home Insurance Hacker!
    Nearly as pretty as a Lily Beetle.
  • alixia
    alixia Posts: 72 Forumite
    oh my! I had that little caterpillars on my new rose.:eek: Destroyed them but was wondering what it was. Thank you for letting us know. I will keep my eye on my rose now!
    Got the house:j/ got mortgage for 25 y:eek:
    June 2013 got married, Baby boy born 29/03/15:A
    Mortgage Nov 2012 £180,000, Jan 2016 £161,359.49:eek:
  • Beetlemama
    Beetlemama Posts: 1,153 Forumite
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    I had these beautiful little beetles on my asparagus ferns last year and I looked them up in a book and they were Asparagus beetles! Who knew? Anyway, all I could find about them were ways to kill them :( but they were far to pretty.

    http:// http://www.gardengatemagazine.com/50asparagusbeetle/
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