What is biting the leavesoff my plants?
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HippieBob
Something bit the leaves off my sunflower seedlings leaving only the stem. It does not seem to eat the leaves as they are scattered around.
3 answers
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Do you have wild turkey around? I've seen them engage in such behavior.
Douglas Hunt
on Jul 21, 2013
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Nope, no birds. Earlier I had problems with birds ripping them out of the ground, so I put some nitting over them.It is very light duty, but does seem to keep the birds out. Also we had a grasshopper infestation, but I seem to have been able to manage them, They would a least eat the leaves. I just can't figure out what would bite the leaves off without eating them. Vandal beetles, maybe? :^)
HippieBob
on Jul 21, 2013
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I had a deer eat the stops off all of my sunflowers this year. The deer did not eat the leaves of the sunflower but made quite a meal from the hosta leaves and okra plants.
Kimberly Barney
on Jul 21, 2013
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