What is eating my lobelia flowers?
markey
14 years ago
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flowerpowereverett
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Comments (3)My guess is deer. Slugs don't eat that way. Deer will eat flowers and do not touch leaves especially if he is not that hungry and the leaves are not so tender....See MoreWhats now eating my dahlia flower petals?
Comments (8)I agree Jennifer. Should have mentioned it in my previous comment. Occasionally I see them during the day tucked in new leaves on our hydrangeas. Before I discover the rats I would do as you do and go out with a flashlight and a tall plastic jug with a small amount of the soapy water. Got hundreds from my small dahlia area. When I discovered the soya sauce and cooking oil method it did a better job than my picking. But then the rats came and would tip over my bait stations. Had to get rid of the stations and the rats. Now I use a form of white powder that is supposed to cut the earwigs causing them to die. Doesn't seem to work too well for me. I try to focus on the flowers and ignore some of the chewed leaves, but the flowers are also susceptible, especially as they begin to fade. No more bait stations, flashlights and soapy water for me. My dahlias are blooming well and their flowers look great, but I know the earwigs are there. Ugh! Anyone know what to do to attract earwigs only? Maxyck...See MoreWhat eats Lobelia cardinalis greens?
Comments (6)Both woodchucks and rabbits have bit plants off near the base here to eat the plant on the spot or drag it off with them to eat elsewhere. Of course sometimes they decide after biting off the plant that they really don't want to eat it. The rabbits did that with my gas plants. Left the nipped off plant carcases for me to find. You'll need to watch or examine your plants more closely to determine exact causes. You can protect them with barriers of some sort to discourage the non-insect pests. Insect pests need hand-plucking and squashing (what I do) or some sort of insecticide. FataMorgana...See MoreWhat's eating my begonia flowers??
Comments (3)Perhaps slugs/snails? A photo would help. The other possibility would be caterpillars....See Moremvvick
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