sounds like mice/rats... we live in the desert on acreage and have to deal with all kinds of varmints. its been a dry winter so all plants are in danger if not protected by wire or growing in pots on tables. not any weeds growing for them to eat. set a mouse trap, see if you can catch him, although mice usually leave "evidence" that they have been hanging around (tic tacs!! LOL Grant). I make little "houses" out of scrap cardboard and put the trap inside, so birds don't get caught. . oh, those lizards won't bother your plants - they are after bugs...tons of quail out here and they have never bothered my plants. could also be a rabbit, they will eat anything also, and will sit on their haunches to reach things. they will also eat cactus. if you are having problems in a back yard enclosed by a block wall and a gate low to the ground, so nothing can go underneath, i would say it is a mouse or rat. good luck, Mike, let us know if you catch the critter Debbie

Intrinsic, first, a plant that is buggy shouldn't be fertilized.. What type of holes? are you finding? Are they small or large bitten foliage? If large, then I'd think something like a rabbit or squirrel is snacking on your hib. If small, then your hib might have an insect/s. There's many pests to check for including mites, mealy, whitefly, scale, etc. Do you know how to check for pests? Mites build webbs, looking similar to the common spiderweb, but finer. Shake the plant to check for any white bugs flying in the air. (whitefly) Inspect entire plant for anything that shouldn't be there. Mealy are cottony patches. And scale remsemble armored, roundish pests. Scale is difficult spotting at an early age..But once they mature they're easy to locate. Most bugs leave a sticky residue. FEel the leaves/stems for stickiness. BTW, are your 4 hibs the same type? Toni

Are not those Katydids the insects that sing at night in the trees to remind you that summer is almost over? I would give a tree of mine over to them if they are! Laura, I have had the same damage mostly caused my grasshoppers right about this time of the year! If it is starting now, then I would assume grasshoppers since earwigs are out all summer and should of caused damage weeks ago like they did to one of mine placed near the ground. Laura, good luck with them...Yikes(

Yes, rose slugs, saw fly larvae. They're green (the same color as the foliage, because they're eating it) and they are small. Lots of fun! They like "green house conditions" where it's warm and humid, as if you were standing in a green house. When it dries up (IF it dries out) and/or it gets HOT, they will move off to higher elevations and/or shadier environs. The longer those conditions remain, the longer they remain there and active. Whether you choose to treat against them or not and what method to use will depend upon how long you anticipate those conditions to last. If "spring" is short and summer is too hot for them, I'd leave them alone and let Nature push them on their way, but that's up to you. Good luck!