Raspberry beetle: how to spot, prevent and treat it pest
How do you spot raspberry beetle?
At the stalk of a ripe berry there is a grey brown dried patch, and in the fruit a small whitish brown larva. The summer raspberries are hit hardest. The autumn ones, which ripen late, mostly get away.
How do you prevent raspberry beetle?
Put up with a few damaged berries, since the part of the crop affected is usually small. Encourage the predators (birds, hedgehogs, ground beetles). There are water traps scented like the raspberry, which catch both sexes.
What works against raspberry beetle?
There is no spray to use. On the autumn varieties the most reliable measure is the variety itself, because ripening late dodges the generation.
Which plant gets raspberry beetle? 1
Berries 1
Sources: EPPO Global Database, Royal Horticultural Society
Checked on 17 August 2026.