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 Something eating pepper plants
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05/13/19 12:15 PM
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I planted three different varieties of pepper plants in pots on my patio. They have grown rapidly, but something, almost assuredly a worm, is eating the leaves on one of the plants but not the others. I've looked and looked on the underside of t he leaves and can't find anything. Any ideas?
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Re: Something eating pepper plants
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05/13/19 01:59 PM
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Look up Leafcutter Bee damage and see if that's what yours look like. If so I wouldn't worry about it. Minimal damage most of the time and the plants recover just fine. I like seeing signs of leafcutters. They are awesome pollinators for the garden.
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Re: Something eating pepper plants
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05/14/19 01:06 PM
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New one on me. I will look it up. Thanks.
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Re: Something eating pepper plants
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05/17/19 01:12 PM
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Keep checking the plants. Last year I had the same problem and found caterpillars. They blended in real good.
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Re: Something eating pepper plants
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05/17/19 07:34 PM
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The leaves do not look like damage from the above mentioned Leafcutter Bee. Will look again. Whatever it is, it is aggressive.
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Re: Something eating pepper plants
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05/17/19 07:40 PM
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If you think it could be a caterpillar spray your plant down with Bt. Spray it at dusk/night time. The sun breaks down Bt pretty quickly. I'm spraying my garden down tonight with it. Found a real small caterpillar on my cukes last night. Bt
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