Hello all

[Oldchucky]

Part of your education! Sleuthing it out! May as well get used to it!

 

[cpurola]

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That looks like an Ithaca Clearwing Moth. Don't know what their larva look like. Could be ones chewing on the leaves, but I still think it's the smaller white/gray ones. JMHO

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[MrT420]

That looks like an Ithaca Clearwing Moth. Don't know what their larva look like. Could be ones chewing on the leaves, but I still think it's the smaller white/gray ones. JMHO

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Yeah I'm going to keep an eye out for those white ones!

 

[Rooke]

I've pulled a few worms twisted up in some leaf tips already too and one cocoon .

Those are called leaf rollers you don’t want them around

 

[Rooke]

Might be the tiny inch worms. I've got them and spray with BT occasionally. You probably won't see the moths or worms 'cause they're so small. But about a month ago I found a variety of them before spraying.
Pics are of the worms and moth. Moths are about a quarter inch long and the worms about 3/8".

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This one I think is bud worm nasty one must die so it’s squish time or bt them

 

[MrT420]

Those are called leaf rollers you don’t want them around

I squish em.when I find em

 

[Rooke]

I squish em.when I find em

You’re a good man best to kill what you see I have leaf rollers too they are easy to spot one leaf or2 stuck together

 

[RootFarmer]

I've pulled a few worms twisted up in some leaf tips already too and one cocoon .

Chicken dinner right there! Look for curled or folded leaves or maybe leaves that look like they are stuck together like wet leaves might be. I see anything like that I don't bother looking. I squish the fuckers then peel the leaf back and remove it. They can use their "silk" to move vertically a little like a spider. I find them early morning before they are on the move. They like to live in nice big flowering tops so best to deal with them asap. I've lost some nice bud to them before. I have a small orchard in my backyard so we have plenty to go around. Might take a few applications of BT to quell them. But I do have an unusual situation here. Just be vigilant.

 

[RootFarmer]

I appreciate you posting this because it motivated me to go take a couple pics of the worm damage. As I was looking over the GDP I found evidence a couple more. One spot it had already moved on. The other had not been eaten on. I felt two when I squeezed so perhaps mating. Idk but I do know they are history. I have a couple of pics but forgot to take one of the leaf damage like yours.

 

[MrT420]

Part of your education! Sleuthing it out! May as well get used to it!

Definitely have mites can see them moving around on the underside of the leaves with loupe, been spraying with safers 3 in one all morning.

 

[MrT420]

Definitely have mites can see them moving around on the underside of the leaves with loupe, been spraying with safers 3 in one all morning.