tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462224469938183303.post1237261455347118358..comments2023-10-22T08:06:07.451-07:00Comments on The Purple Empire: Sallow leaf damage Derek Longhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669210989794244490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462224469938183303.post-78944217389798958292015-11-27T11:53:08.666-08:002015-11-27T11:53:08.666-08:00Thanks Matthew we will take you up on this!
Thanks Matthew we will take you up on this!<br />Liz Goodyearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546468362792799556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462224469938183303.post-88680468310817659402015-11-27T11:35:21.481-08:002015-11-27T11:35:21.481-08:00Sorry Liz, but definitely not. Leaves with that da...Sorry Liz, but definitely not. Leaves with that damage are fairly commonplace, though they need checking out. But PE eating is more consistent, without that degree of jaggedness, and larvae do not leave such a long mid rib isthmus. Also, the larval silk pad and mid rib silking persists for a long time, and is lacking here. Finally, those leaves look the wrong colour to me...<br /><br />Come down here next early Sept and I'll teach you the trick - in a good egg lay season searching for early autumn larvae is a very good survey technique... Matthew Oateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03706087929842253429noreply@blogger.com