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what is eating the leaves of bell pepper plants

18 years ago

I planted out my peppers a week ago and now have noticed that some of the top leaves of three of the plants have chew marks in them. The garden is fenced in. What pest would be doing this? Also I found a cluster of white eggs: a rectangle maybe a half inch by a quarter inch. It is in tact glued to the underside of a leaf. Is this beneficial insect or harmful?????

Thank you for your help,

CLara

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kareen
18 years ago
Hi Clara,
The best thing to do is take the eggs and leaf to your local county Cornell cooperative extension office for identification and remedy.
Here is a link that may help. Good luck. Kareen
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/vegetables/pamphlets/peppers/peppers.html

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