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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 939 No. 939 |

Cherry Slug Sawfly
Cherry Slug Sawfly (Caliroa cerasi) – species of family “Common Sawflies“

The pear slug or cherry slug is the larva of the sawfly, Caliroa cerasi, a nearly worldwide pest. They are not slugs but are a kind of sawfly of the family Tenthredinidae. The pear slug is an important pest that eats leaves of cherry, pear, and plum trees, leaving behind a skeleton of veins. The larvae cover themselves in green slime, making themselves unpalatable to predators. When the larvae are fully grown, they drop off the...

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Death in the garden“ Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.

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Death in the garden

„Cherry Slug Sawfly“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily

Cherry Slug Sawfly

No. 1078 |

Cherry Slug Sawfly

The pear slug or cherry slug is the larva of the sawfly, Caliroa cerasi, a nearly worldwide pest. They are not slugs but are a kind of sawfly of the family Tenthredinidae. The pear slug is an important pest that eats leaves of cherry, pear, and plum trees, leaving behind a skeleton of veins. The larvae cover themselves in green slime, making themselves unpalatable to predators. When the larvae are fully grown, they drop off the...

Cherry Slug Sawfly

No. 940 |

Cherry Slug Sawfly

The pear slug or cherry slug is the larva of the sawfly, Caliroa cerasi, a nearly worldwide pest. They are not slugs but are a kind of sawfly of the family Tenthredinidae. The pear slug is an important pest that eats leaves of cherry, pear, and plum trees, leaving behind a skeleton of veins. The larvae cover themselves in green slime, making themselves unpalatable to predators. When the larvae are fully grown, they drop off the...

Cherry Slug Sawfly

No. 939 |

Cherry Slug Sawfly

The pear slug or cherry slug is the larva of the sawfly, Caliroa cerasi, a nearly worldwide pest. They are not slugs but are a kind of sawfly of the family Tenthredinidae. The pear slug is an important pest that eats leaves of cherry, pear, and plum trees, leaving behind a skeleton of veins. The larvae cover themselves in green slime, making themselves unpalatable to predators. When the larvae are fully grown, they drop off the...