Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: What can eat a whole leaf in one sitting.
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Rob T |
Somers, CT
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Anyone know what could eat almost all of a leaf in one sitting? Does not look like it is the japanese beetles after all. They would leave dots and small holes. Also looks like insects and not animals.
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7/1/2005 11:28:28 AM
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RogNC |
Mocksville, NC
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Hungry box turtle
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7/1/2005 3:39:04 PM
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L. K. |
Selbyville, Delaware
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Go out tonight and see if it's slugs, they can eat a hosta plant leaf in one night. I found a bunch after our rain the other day.
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7/1/2005 8:09:30 PM
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LIpumpkin |
Long Island,New York
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round holes? tears? semicircular holes? Describe the holes....
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7/2/2005 9:29:36 AM
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Rob T |
Somers, CT
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LI, I will see if I can post a pic this weekend but the bites are in a big semi-circle almost like gypsy moths. They tore up several leaves on the main and a few seconds in one evening. They start right when the new leaf takes its form and eats that one and 3-4 others. I am spraying sevin daily and using ortho systemic weekly. Man, how frustrating. I did see a few slugs but picked them off. Thanks.
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7/2/2005 1:01:22 PM
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LIpumpkin |
Long Island,New York
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Seen any wascally wabbits around?
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7/2/2005 4:15:11 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Rob,
There have been a LOT of caterpillars around this year. Could be a large one would eat a whole leaf in half a day or less.
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7/3/2005 11:51:25 PM
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crammed |
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
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Oh, oh! I just found cuke beetles in my patch. But, nearby my patch I also found a bunch of caterpillars. Don't tell me I have to worry about them too!!
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7/4/2005 2:00:30 AM
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southern |
Appalachian Mtns.
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I have the same problem and have yet to find a culprit....and I'm spraying.
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7/7/2005 10:35:44 AM
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docgipe |
Montoursville, PA
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The slugs on the West Coast could do that.
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7/7/2005 3:31:49 PM
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Rob T |
Somers, CT
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Doc, the west coast is a few thousand miles away and slugs are pretty slow moving from what I see but around here I have seen some strange things so I will not count it out.
I think it is caterpillars though I have seen slugs in the dirt. I remove them when I find them. Thanks all.
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7/7/2005 3:45:48 PM
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moondog |
Indiana
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cows??
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7/8/2005 4:57:39 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Yeah...cows....and patch Elephants too.
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7/8/2005 9:12:24 PM
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FishNutz |
Cincinnati, OH
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Rob, not sure if you figured this one out yet but it definately sounds like slugs. Is it a large crescent shaped section of the leaf missing? If so, that is most likely the culprit. Get some slug and cricket bait and it should clear it up. I had slugs eat my ENTIRE hosta garden last year before I figured it out. I tried everything before going with the slug bait.
-Fish
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7/26/2005 12:57:00 PM
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