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) | |
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.