Raspberries: Raspberry Sawfly

Raspberry Sawfly (Monophanoides geniculatus) larvae can be very damaging to raspberry leaves. On rare occasions of heavy infection, only the larger veins remain uneaten.

Raspberry leaves with long, serrated holes eaten into interveinal tissue. The leaf veins remain uneaten.
Raspberry leaves showing characteristic sawfly damage.

 

Microscopic image of raspberry leaf underside. Two eggs are attached beside the vein. Eggs are translucent, and golden-green in color.
Raspberry sawfly eggs.

 

A green caterpillar covered in green-yellow spines sitting on a leaf.
Raspberry Sawfly (Monophadnoides rubi) larva.

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