Small green worms on strawberry leaves - Ask Extension
What are options to eliminate small green worms on strawberry plants other than picking them off by hand?
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Small green worms on strawberry leaves #871770
Asked June 05, 2024, 4:32 PM EDT
What are options to eliminate small green worms on strawberry plants other than picking them off by hand?
Ramsey County Minnesota
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Could be sawfly larve. Insecticidal soap may help. See this previous question
https://ask2.extension.org/kb/faq.php?id=328467
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/chow-line-tiny-worm-in-your-strawberry-won%E2%80%99t-hurt-you
https://extension.umn.edu/strawberry-farming/strawberry-insect-pests-minnesota
https://ask2.extension.org/kb/faq.php?id=328467
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/chow-line-tiny-worm-in-your-strawberry-won%E2%80%99t-hurt-you
https://extension.umn.edu/strawberry-farming/strawberry-insect-pests-minnesota
yes, this is what they look like. Thank you! Could you make this information more readily available on your strawberry pest page. It is not there currently.
Everything but the green worms.
The insects are sawfly larvae
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