Little leaf parcels full of gunk

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Little leaf parcels full of gunk

Post: # 25553Post Andy Hamilton »

I think something is try to rear its young in some of my seedlings indoors. I decided that one of my sage plants was looking big enough to plant out and found a couple of holes in the soil.

On further inspection these holes had neatly packed leaves inside them, sort of rolled up. Inside the leaves was this hard stuff that resembled polyfiller. I left them out in the sun for something else to eat and the hard stuff turned to a sticky substance. Any ideas? - I wonder if it is moths?
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Post: # 25660Post Millymollymandy »

I've absolutely no idea but it sounds very intriguing. Some sort of insect (that is capable of burying leaves like that) surely?

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Post: # 26017Post shortie »

Andy

A member of another site I use (cannot sure I can mention it, especially as I am a mod - will I be ousted from here for that?) replied to someone lese about this same question...

She suggested [direct quote] 'cherry slugworms, they're the larval stage of cherry sawflies '

Maybe this is your problem too? Hope it helps

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Post: # 27232Post Muddypause »

Yesterday I was doing some work on the outside of someone's house. There were several old screw holes in the brick wall, and two of them had been packed with leaves.

I meant to prise one out for a closer inspection, but forgot about it in the end. I'm guessing it's the work of either an insect or a spider. What about masonry bees; is that the sort of thing they'd do?
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Post: # 27234Post Shirley »

could be bees muddy - we had a leaf cutting bee that did that into our gate.. was fascinating to watch. We also had some bees that went into holes in the door frame... not sure whether they took anything inside with them but they were always back and forth and then covered the hole with mud which dried to seal up the holes... I blamed my kids at first... but then realised it was the bees... how clever!!!

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Post: # 27267Post Millymollymandy »

It's the mason(ry) bees who fill up the holes with mud/soil - they do it in our window drainage holes!

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