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Sun, Aug 26, 12 at 14:08
| Had this Trinidad Scorpion Moruga about 5 days and started getting holes in leaves. Please advise if ya know what is going on. Have looked 2 nights in a row and nope, don't see any little buggers...Thanks so much in advance |
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| Something is eating it - probably some type of caterpillar (larva). Could be quite small. The eaten piece doesn't look fresh so it's probably moved on. Unless you're getting a lot of this type of damage, it doesn't harm the plant. |
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| Maybe a furry creature? My dog likes to nibble on my green bean leaves. Haven't ever noticed her going after the pepper leaves though. |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Mon, Aug 27, 12 at 9:58
| Try elevating the plant. If that doesn't work, try elevating the plant on blocks over a tray of water. If that doesn't work, perhaps the pest is in the soil itself. Josh |
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- Posted by chilemilio 10 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 27, 12 at 10:58
| Try using a flash light on the underside of the leaves to help you find critters' shadows |
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| Or it is apparently eating the leaves, so any form of residual poison would do the trick. Residuals don't do as well against sap suckers, but anything eating the leaf itself will die a fairly quick death from a quick spritz of sevin. |
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