I went out to my garden last night and my Brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbages and pumpkins all are being eaten by something unseen. I looked under all of the leaves and could find no culprits. The eating pattern seems to be the same on all of them , but I am sure more than one type of bug could be doing it.
Even if no one knows what it is, does anyone have a suggestion of a safe bug deterrent so that I can salvage these before it is too late?
Thanks,
Eli
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The Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cabbage are probably being eaten by cabbage loopers or a caterpillar. They can be hard to see and some are tiny. Dipel or Bt will take care of these. Bt only kills caterpillars and I think it is organic.
The only thing I have seen eating pumpkin leaves is squash bugs. Their damage looks like small yellow/white spots on a leaf and eventually if uncontrolled, the leaf will wilt and fall off.
The only thing I have seen eating pumpkin leaves is squash bugs. Their damage looks like small yellow/white spots on a leaf and eventually if uncontrolled, the leaf will wilt and fall off.
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