Nematus ribesii
| Nematus ribesii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Genus: | Nematus |
| Species: | N. ribesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nematus ribesii (Scopoli, 1763) |
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Nematus ribesii, the gooseberry sawfly or gooseberry caterpillar, is a common pest of gooseberries. They will eat all the leaves from your gooseberry bush. There are 3 to 4 generations in the year, living between late April and September.
Nematus ribesii oviposition
References
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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