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CATERPILLAR CARNAGE

Our gooseberry bush has been devastated by a caterpillar attack. Is there a chemical-free solution? Mrs Sue Wilkes, Cheshire

Without spraying, the best way to keep these gooseberry sawfly larvae under control is to pick them off. Squish them if you can or perhaps put them on the bird table well away from your bushes if you prefer. There are up to four generations per year depending

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