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Originally Posted by RedTingle
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Glad to hear it Red, and good to see the survivors going well! I hope to drop in to your aforementioned thread tomorrow AM to float some ideas to nurture your Euc treelings...
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... but for now, it's just some pics.
I suppose that anything which feeds upon the leaves of our trees could be classified as a 'pest', but I have yet to see
any critter do enough damage to
any of my trees to warrant its 'eradication'. (I've had some problems with Pear & Cherry Slug on my Pyrus and Hawthorn in the past, but nothing that couldn't be fixed by the flick of a finger.) Perhaps it's good luck, or good horticulture, or a combination of both, but I don't really have pests.
Do I sound like a hippie if I opt to call many of the critters in my trees 'guests'? (In answer to my own question: "Yes"...)
Anyway - tree-hugger or not - I offer pics of the current resident of a purchased Euc of mine. The tree is reportedly E. Camuldulensis, and the caterpillar is completlely unknown to me. I am aware that the odd leaf is disappearing overnight.
The pics show (in order):
<1> The beast in all its beastly glory (approx 60mm (~2⅓") long). Ladies and children: please avert your eyes!
<2> The head of the beast!!! (EDIT: Oops - that's the tail...)
<3> The head of the beast!!!
I hope that everybody's OK to sleep after seeing such horrific images of insect-inflicted Bonsai carnage.
Thanks. Peace.
FlyBri.