Caterpillars, slugs, chewing insects, wildlife, and fungi are the top culprits behind holes in outdoor plant leaves. Each leaves different clues like slime trails, ragged edges, or missing buds. You ...

Chewing insects have mouth parts that enable them to bite into and chew plant tissue. Some insects will burrow into soft, leafy tissue and consume the fleshy material below the leaf surface. This type ...

Q: I have tomato and pepper plants in my garden that are getting very small holes in their leaves. Most of the holes are less than one-eighth of an inch in size. I can’t find any bugs, but the holes ...

Holes in kale leaves usually come from pests, diseases, or environmental stress, so identifying the cause is key. Common pests like cabbage worms, flea beetles, and slugs are often to blame for the ...

Children may not like vegetables, but insects do. Many kinds of insects feed on garden plants. They damage plants in two ways. Some chew holes in the leaves, stems, roots, or fruit, and some stick ...

1. There are two types of insect pests, chewing and sucking. With the exception of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets, which are chewing insects, most of the insect pests we see suck sap from plants ...

Q: Many insects are visiting my pollinator garden that look like yellow-orange versions of a firefly. Some of the petals are missing on those flowers. How do I keep them from chewing my plants? A: ...