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Somers, CT

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.

7/1/2005 11:28:28 AM

Mocksville, NC

Hungry box turtle

7/1/2005 3:39:04 PM

Selbyville, Delaware

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.

7/1/2005 8:09:30 PM

Long Island,New York

round holes? tears? semicircular holes? Describe the holes....

7/2/2005 9:29:36 AM

Somers, CT

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.

7/2/2005 1:01:22 PM

Long Island,New York

Seen any wascally wabbits around?

7/2/2005 4:15:11 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

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.

7/3/2005 11:51:25 PM

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

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!!

7/4/2005 2:00:30 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

I have the same problem and have yet to find a culprit....and I'm spraying.

7/7/2005 10:35:44 AM

Montoursville, PA

The slugs on the West Coast could do that.

7/7/2005 3:31:49 PM

Somers, CT

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.

7/7/2005 3:45:48 PM

Indiana

cows??

7/8/2005 4:57:39 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Yeah...cows....and patch Elephants too.

7/8/2005 9:12:24 PM

Cincinnati, OH

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

7/26/2005 12:57:00 PM