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What is Eating My Plants?

9 years ago

You know the feeling when you thought you've seen everything, then something new comes up? Well I'm feeling like a newbie today--something is devouring my plants!

I live in Central California--9b hardiness zone. I'm not seeing any sticky slime coming from the plants so I'm not thinking it is snails or slugs. I look under the plants and all around the base and I'm just not seeing any creatures. Maybe it flies away and comes back? The plants are in a small greenhouse area and are all potted, however the door to the outside is open. The plants are c. annums.

I hope the pictures help!

Comments (8)

newmexmike
Original Author
9 years ago
One more picture...
seysonn
9 years ago
caterpillar, slug, snail.
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ronnyb123
9 years ago
caterpillar.

Look under the leaves really well. He's hiding under there.
newmexmike
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you seysonn and RonnyB123 for your input! Guess what? I found my first caterpillar under one of my leaves munching away. This means war...
ronnyb123
9 years ago
Was it one of those green inch worms? Arhhhh, I hate those guys. They are so small and look like green sticks. Watch the leaves of your other plants. Thats how you can tell.
They crawl from pot to pot.
woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a
9 years ago
Hand picking is both safe and gratifying. Bi-weekly treatments of BT K will bring peace of mind.

Kevin
smokemaster_2007
9 years ago
The inch worms here are from the small white moths around here.
BT them .
lazy_gardens
9 years ago
You need some paper wasps ... they hunt through my Serrano patch for those things and haul them off to feed their babies.

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