What's Chewing Plant Stems?
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Something chewing through melon seedling stems
Comments (3)"cutworms" ... soil-dwelling insect larvae that emerge at night to look for food. Place a guard around the plant - embedded in the soil on one end and a couple of inches high. A ring of folded newspaper will work, so does a plastic cup with the bottom cut off, or a ring cut from a milk carton. When the stems are thickened, remove the guard...See MoreChewing of bottom stem--diagnosis.
Comments (1)Could it be voles? Look for holes or tunnels in and around your garden especially where it is damp and soft soil. I have them for the first time this year and took me a while to figure out what was going on. There is a large unmowed field behind my home and with the drought and the soil so dry I think they were looking for some juicy roots and moisture....See MoreHole Chewed Through Tomato Plant Stem
Comments (5)I certainly don't see it as a possible bacterial canker at all. I too thought maybe it was the work of a cutworm, but thought they did not bother plants so much once they got bigger like yours...but then again, it was not able to totally cut through the stem. That may well be what it was. You may want to consider protecting them with some sort of collar around the young plants, but I don't know how that might be done if they are planted out. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: Cutworms...See MoreCat chews Oxalis petals and withered stems
Comments (3)If the plant is listed as a toxin, and she hasn't gotten sick, it means she hasn't yet chewed enough of it. Also, organ failure shows itself slowly, so she may be in kidney or liver failure, and not showing symptoms. My idea is to get rid of the plant....See More
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