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Who/what is eating my mint? What should I do about it? Can I do something organic? I had destroyed my mint a year ago by spraying a pesticide, so I don't want to go that route.

I live in Jaipur, India. The current temperature is 22-35 degree C (70-75 F).

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Seems like your culprit is smallish. Candidates would be

  • caterpillars
    Check for their droppings - greenish or blackish "pearls" - or the animals themselves hiding either under the leaves or along the stems. Simply pick them off, no chemicals needed.
  • slugs or snails
    tend to leave slimy traces - search and remove like caterpillars.
  • bugs
    rather unlikely, but a close inspection should clarify this soon. Proceed as above.
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  • What should i do now ? Any organic pesticide ? – Saurabh Oct 20 '15 at 13:07
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    Unless you have *very many pots*, use tweezers or your hands and *simply pluck them off*. You just have to *find* them, but that probably needs just some close inspection, if necessary, check the plants at night. – Stephie Oct 20 '15 at 13:09
  • If it's bugs, a strong fan, or vacuum cleaner set to reverse can blow most of them off. – Wayfaring Stranger Oct 20 '15 at 13:16
  • "Check the plant at night" ...what difference should be there? – Saurabh Oct 20 '15 at 14:19
  • @Saurabh Some are nocturnal - they hide during the day and come out to eat at night. – Stephie Oct 20 '15 at 14:20
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    Thanks for the help. I checked today and saw there were many very small bugs. Tweezers would not work on those. I used water with pressure on them and most of them are gone, Also changed the pot place (with more sun now), Lets see if this helps. – Saurabh Oct 21 '15 at 06:46