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Questions tagged [pest-damage]

For questions about damage from animals

Pests (typically mammals and insects) can cause various kinds of damage. Use this tag for all questions about such damage. Such questions might be about how to avoid it, how to help a plant recover, and whether a crop is still usable.

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Will a punctured stem harm my pepper plant?

The stem of one of my potted plants was slightly chewed on by a cat. Nothing that would seriously damage the structural integrity of the plant, but it did puncture the surface with a few small tooth marks. Will the plant heal on its own? Should I be…
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Why are squirrels pruning new bayberries?

Our crew has witness squirrels cutting the tops off recently planted bayberries on a number of occasions. The animals don't seem to do anything with the bark or cut tops. Why are they doing this and what could be done to prevent it (short of culling…
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Should I prune skeletonized leaves?

Follow up to this question. I've killed all of the Japanese beetles on my fruit trees, and will continue to monitor them every morning. Unfortunately I have a lot of skeletonized leaves. Seems like they mostly went after the newest leaves. Should I…
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Beetles on my fruit trees

I have some plum and peach trees and have noticed several of these beetles on each one. There are also a lot of holes in the leaves which I assume are the beetles eating them. Now if that’s just cosmetic I don’t mind, but if not, should I get rid of…
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Aphids in my Fuchsia

Now, I am seeing Aphids in my indoor Fuchsia. Previously I lost my Petunia and Bleeding heart for this reason. I have initially removed them using Sellotapes and then I sprayed soap water. Is that a good way to remove Aphids? Any more suggestions in…
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How to protect my guava tree from insects?

I have a guava tree that is 2-3 years old, but every summer when the fruit starts to ripe, the ripe fruit gets holes near the branch and when cut it I see small larvas crawling all inside. I did use anti insect sprays on the plant when it has…
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What are these white irregular sized spots on my cucumber and melon plants?

Most of my cucumber and melon plants have these (cream) white spots of various size. The white spots grow and some of the older leaves have withered (partly). All plants come from seed, and have been planted in potting soil. Only common denominator…
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Is this discoloration on a pumpkin plant stem caused by squash vine borer?

I have a big, healthy looking pumpkin plant with a dozen small pumpkins starting to bud. Today I went in and got a good look at the base of the vine and found this discoloration. Is this squash vine borer? If so, how can I save the plant? So I did…
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Little Pests with White cotton around them

I see little pests with white cottons around them on my plant. How can I get rid of them?
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Help identifying pest

I have Basil and mint plants with leaves filled with white dots (see images), and now I've even noticed the same thing on a red currant bush. But I have no idea what's causing it. I can not see any pest on or under the leaves. The mint plant got…
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Identifying cause of poor growth in rudbeckia

My rudbeckia is starting to come out, and some of the leaves at the tips are curled, dry, and in some of the plants yellow. Last year these plants did mostly fine, considering it was an incredibly dry summer and I did not water much. As I was taking…
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Are squash bugs a pepper pest?

So, I grew some zucchini and the squash bugs finally proliferated on it. Today I was in the garden and I saw that there were squash bugs hanging out on my chili pepper plant, which is by the zucchini (it's probably half Carolina Reaper, and half…
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What critter creates piles like these shown in the picture below?

I noticed a few piles of soil near plants in the garden. Not sure which critter is doing it. So far I have not seen any damage to the plants. But I'm wondering if this critter will cause any root damage. How to guard my plants against critters…
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What's eating my pepper leaves?

I'm have two bell pepper plants that seem to be attracting a hungry pest. I'm in Phoenix AZ. What insect is causing this damage? Is this a significant threat to the health of the plant? So far it looks like the plant can do just fine with this…
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What is eating my kale leaves

Something has been nipping away at my kale leaves. These are growing in a raised bed and I don't see any snails around. I have also covered up the bed with a net to keep away squirrels to the extent I can but they may be getting in. Any ideas or…
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