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HELP! What is this pest??

Last post 09-09-2009 2:39 PM by Green Girl. 4 replies.

• 09/09/2009 12:10 PM

  Green Girl Location: Hampshire Joined on: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 12

  Reply | Contact <a href="http://s590.photobucket.com/albums/ss344/Verdantly/?action=view&current=Image0170.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss344/Verdantly/Image0170.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>  sorry the pic is very blurred, its as close as my camera phone could take it. They are tear drop shaped.. .things!... they were stuck to my cabbage leaf, only about 12 on my entire plant, and well spaced out. They have a thin 'shell' to them. and it looks like the start of scales or someting on the outside. They dont move. If you squash it then white goo comes.    Please... any ideas??? as you can see they are about 7mm in length.    Thanks!

• 09/09/2009 01:50 PM	In reply to
  Pesty Location: Joined on: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 94	Reply | Contact Can't access your picture but the description matches that of some of the hoverfly pupa - This type of pupa is typically produced by species which as  adults are nectar and pollen feeders and the larvae eat aphids (greenfly etc.) so they = goodies and not a pest. 'Trying is the first step to failure' H.J.Simpson

• 09/09/2009 02:06 PM	In reply to
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 2,976	Reply | Contact I was able to see Green Girl's image and it does look like a hoverfly pupa, Pesty.

• 09/09/2009 02:16 PM	In reply to
  Pesty Location: Joined on: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 94	Reply | Contact Thanks Miranda - inspired me to have another go at getting to the picture  - got to the pictures and yep they be Hoverfly pupa. - odd looking things!     'Trying is the first step to failure' H.J.Simpson

• 09/09/2009 02:39 PM	In reply to
  Green Girl Location: Hampshire Joined on: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 12	Reply | Contact  Excellent! Thank you so much both of you :) I wont squish any more!   :)