something is eating my zucchini leaves?
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The physical damage to your leaves could be caused by chewing insects, such as caterpillars or slugs, or mammals, such as chipmunks, groundhogs, voles, rabbits, or deer. It could also be a combination of insect and mammal feeding damage.
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Looks like either spidermites or white flies, both are problematic for mints and other herbs. Check the undersides of the leaves to find the critters. You can use a gentle soap on a rag to gently wipe off the leaves and clean off the pests.
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In fact, Heuchera foliage is not often attacked, probably due to the hairness of it. The plump creamy vine weevil larvae are the real pest, devouring plant roots. ... Outdoors, a gentle tug at the crown of the plant will usually pull it away from the soil surface, as there is no root system left.
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Holes in the leaves This is usually caused by caterpillars – there is a moth that can appear about August or September that will chew the leaves of the zonals which needs catching in the evenings or eradicating with a systemic insecticide. Geraniums are rarely affected by slugs and snails.
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Essentially when bugs are eating hostas, slugs or snails are usually to blame. These nighttime foragers are probably considered the most common of hosta pests, eating small holes in the leaves. ... Their larvae also pose a problem by feeding on the crown and roots of hosta plants, resulting in yellow, wilted foliage.
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Slugs and snails like areas that are moist and shady and eat irregular-shaped holes in the leaf (but not along the edges). To see of snails and slugs are your plant-eating culprits, come out at night with a flashlight and look under leaves. ... Cucumber beetles will leave tiny transparent circles on plant leaves.
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There are several possibilities for the damage you see, most likely either snails, slugs, earwigs or birds. Soil and plant moisture levels from all the rain we've had right now favor the likelihood of snail, slug or earwig. These pests are night feeders.
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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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12 Bugs That Eat Leaves. Since you rarely see the pest that is eating your plants, you often have to decide upon a treatment by observing the damage done. ... Leafminers are larvae of flies, sawflies, and beetles that feed on leaves and causes discolored blotches or wiggly lines.
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Fungal Spots White spots that rub off are usually caused by powdery mildew. Some zucchini varieties are more prone to this fungus than others are. The growth usually appears as a white or gray powdery growth on the upper leaf surfaces.
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Leaf-chewing caterpillars, snails and slugs, along with sap-sucking aphids, whiteflies and spider mites are common iris pests. Damage from chewing insects is easy to recognize. Holes in the leaves or chewed leaf margins are telltale signs of caterpillars.
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Zucchini might cause digestive issues in people suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Bitter zucchini might also cause stomach cramps or diarrhea. Zucchini might cause allergies in individuals like nausea and pruritus (severe skin itching).
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Members of the plant family Cucurbitaceae, which includes zucchini / marrows, pumpkins and cucumbers, can contain toxins called cucurbitacins.
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A bad zucchini squash is easily identifiable as the skin appears dull and lifeless. Do not eat a zucchini if it is covered with rotten spots or decay. The vegetable may feel mushy, and the skin may be wrinkled or shriveled. If you cut into a bad zucchini, the inner flesh may be stringy and filled with large seeds.
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Slugs and snails like areas that are moist and shady and eat irregular-shaped holes in the leaf (but not along the edges). To see of snails and slugs are your plant-eating culprits, come out at night with a flashlight and look under leaves. ... Slugs will also eat ripening fruit touching the ground.
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Some plants that can be extremely irritating when ingested include the rubber tree (Ficus elastica), the ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia), and the Dieffenbachia.
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A number of insect pests will feed on clematis leaves and damage them, including earwigs and the caterpillars of various moths. If the young leaves appear distorted or torn and are full of small, brown-edged holes then the likely culprits may be capsid bugs. Slugs and snails are also common pests of clematis leaves.