What's eating my seedlings?
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12 years ago
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Comments (4)Thanks for the responses, everyone. Unfortunately, I can't get helpful photo evidence right now, since the seedlings which were damaged pretty much all died. (I'm hoping that when I put out the replacement seedlings, they don't go the same way, but if they start to decline, I'll make sure to document it right away.) But checking at night for slug activity sounds like a good plan. I saw no evidence of slug trails, I don't think, but I have lost seedlings to slugs in the past....See MoreWhat's eating my carrot seedlings?
Comments (16)An update. Zucchini, carrot, lettuce, parsnip, climbing bean and French bean seedlings all being skeletonized. Out again tonight at 2300hrs with a fresh Pyrethrum spray mixture. The zucchini leaves you could hardly see for the earwigs. All the other plants, occasional earwigs until you gave a puff of spray - then you could see swarms of them. Maybe they do some good but this is the killing season!! Remember, a quick visual inspection at night may not reveal the true extent of infestation. In some places the garden edge boards are two or more high. Every join, gap etc when sprayed showed thousands of earwigs. I do not like spraying and I will try the cooking oil/fish sauce in ground traps - if there is anything left....See MoreWhat's eating my cypress vine seedlings?
Comments (1)No, but my wild guess would be slugs? Maybe some of these comments on a morning glory raid will help. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/pests/msg061957091210.html Pest forum....See MoreWhat is eating my red bud seedling?
Comments (1)Leafcutter bees (Megachile spp.) are using the missing pieces for nesting. Don't worry, it shouldn't hurt the tree at all....See Moreazbookworm
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