Green little caterpillars

[leets]

Hi today i have found little green caterpillars on my gooseberry bush , i am new to gardening and i have not got a clue what to do. Its a new bush planted last year.
Please can someone give me some advice on how to keep them off.
Thank you .

[leets]

[manicscousers]

hiya, leets, welcome to a4a  ;D
squish 'em..sounds like gooseberry sawfly, they can strip the leaves off a bush very quickly

[leets]

Thank you, is that all i can do can i not spray the bush with something?I did put some rubarb leaves under the bush but it seems that did not work lol.

[saddad]

Welcome to A4A Leets, yes you can spray them, but you and the birds end up eating some of it. I squish them... put some paper down before you start as a lot of the little **** drop onto the soil when threatened...  :)

[leets]

Yeah never thought about that i will try and squash them lol.

[leets]

Well its 3 days since i found the little buggers and today when i went up there was only 1 so i hope if i keep checking my gooseberry will be ok, can anyone tell me if the leaves will grow back where the catterpillars have striped them?
Cheers Leets