My Hardy Hibiscus is just coming up and I noticed holes in the leaves! Poor thing! Looking closer, I see these flies. Check them out, is this what is eating it? There were about 3 on the plant at the time.
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This is a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/33h8g45 for one in the genus Eriocampa.
Ok, so I have sawflies! Now I have the sawfly larva, Rose Slugs! How do I get rid of it???
Oops - I owe you an apology on this one - I looked too hastily at it the first time around; it actually is a hibiscus sawfly in the family Argidae - see http://tinyurl.com/23qcsxh for an image. Sawflies in this family have very characteristic antennae that have only three segments; the third segment bring much longer than the others combined. Also see the other hibiscus post re: control measures.
I bought a BAYER product that says it will kill everything including sawflies and rose slugs for 30 days. I doused it! Hope it works! Thanks for the advice.
They start out as little greenish worm larvae eating your leaves to lace so look closely.
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