what is eating the leaves of my collard greens?
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Pests on Collard Greens A few bugs enjoy eating their way through the leaves of collards. ... Pests include aphids, cabbage worms and the harlequin bug. Aphids are usually small, brown bugs that gather on the underside of the plant's leaves. There are three types of cabbage worms.
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Aphids, squash bugs and spider mites are all sucking insects that cause this type of damage. Red spider mite damage will show yellow mottling on leaves. Gall mites will often cause raised pimples or clumps of matted hairs on leaves.
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So generally, plants with non-green leaves will have chlorophyll and photosynthesis, unless they happen to be one of the species of parasitic plants that eat other plants for energy.
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Hungry Caterpillars Caterpillars such as the hornworm and cabbageworm chew on the leaves, leaving them torn and ragged. These pests can be found feeding on the plant during the day, but unless their numbers are large, they generally won't cause too much damage, aside from cosmetic.
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If you see holes in your camellia leaves, the likely suspects are twofold: the black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, or the cranberry rootworm beetle, Rhabdopterus picipes. The adult beetles feed primarily at night while their larvae feed on the root system, making them difficult to identify and control.
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Caterpillars, earwigs, Fuller rose beetles, June beetles and snails all chew avocado leaves. However, what you have described to me sounds mostly like grasshoppers damage. They feed on the young avocado foliage, chewing irregular areas from the leaves.
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Both the Alfalfa and Cabbage Looper are pests of the mint plant, with the latter being the more common of the two. Loopers are foliage-consuming caterpillars that reach 1–2 inches in length and are normally varying shades of green. They cause significant damage by consuming large portions of leaves and stems.
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Kale and Collard Greens – Belonging to the same cultivar group Acephala of the Brassica oleracea species these two green are almost genetically identical. Kale and Collard Greens – Belonging to the same cultivar group Acephala of the Brassica oleracea species these two green are almost genetically identical.
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Aphids are a family of small insects with soft bodies and sucking mouthparts. Large groups of aphids often appear on kale plants, causing a fuzzy or spotted appearance. The bugs themselves suck the juices out of the plant, which can lead to discolored leaves. ... These beneficial insects eat up aphids in great numbers.
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Rutabaga Pests Foliage munching caterpillars. Seedling destructive cutworms. Root knot nematode infested soil causes deformed root formation. Turnip aphids and flea beetles ravage the greens and a chemical spray may be needed to banish these pests.
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Your plant is probably being attacked by hornworms. Despite their large size, these bright green caterpillars can easily hide among tomato leaves, staying out of sight until they have eaten most of the plant's foliage. Inspect your plants for hornworms now before they strip it down to bare stems.
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Chewing Worms Imported cabbageworm and greenhouse leaftier are two leaf-eating caterpillars that feed on the nasturtiums, chewing holes in the foliage and leave it ragged. ... Healthy, vigorous nasturtiums usually tolerate leaf-eating larvae with little to no long-term damage.
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Yellow leaves could mean many things, from overwatering to Clubroot, a common disease that affects cabbage. The most obvious symptoms of clubroot are yellowing, wilting leaves. Avoid this problem by keeping your plant healthy and your garden free of insect pests, weeds and debris.
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Mint leaf beetle. Mint leaf beetles may feast on your garden mint - learn how you can get rid of them. The mint leaf beetle, Chrysolina herbacea is a native, iridescent green beetle that feeds on the leaves of the mint family in the south of the UK. Both the adults and their fat, black larvae feast on the foliage.
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Leaf-Eaters. Caterpillars, sawflies, leafminers, beetles, worms and other insect larvae attack various species of trees consuming their leaves. The damage caused by leaf-eating insects ranges, but in extreme circumstances defoliation may occur. ... Both the larvae and adult elm leaf beetle feed on tree leaves.
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It's broccoli leaves. No, not those little delicate fronds that you find on the crowns of broccoli (though those, too, are edible); these larger leaves grow around the stalk of the broccoli plant. ... Broccoli leaves can be prepared the same ways as kale, Swiss chard or collard and mustard greens.
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Squash Leaves Being Eaten - Knowledgebase Question. ... Here's a couple potential culprits: the spotted cucumber beetle (1/4 inch long, yellow w/black stripes or spots) is a common and voracious pest of the squash, melon and cuke family of crops. They not only eat plants, they can transmit diseases among them, too!