They are brown and look a little like moths.
I live in Singapore btw, and it gets pretty humid here and rains often too.
Thanks for any help you have to offer!!
Strange insect on my basil plant
Recently I've found these insects on my basil plant :/ and I've tried reading up and googling what these might be but I've had no luck. Anyone can help me to identify these insects?
They are brown and look a little like moths.
I live in Singapore btw, and it gets pretty humid here and rains often too.
Thanks for any help you have to offer!!
They are brown and look a little like moths.
I live in Singapore btw, and it gets pretty humid here and rains often too.
Thanks for any help you have to offer!!
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ButterflyLady29
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Re: Strange insect on my basil plant
It looks like a leafhopper of some sort.
Re: Strange insect on my basil plant
Hmmm, any idea if they're harmful to the plant?ButterflyLady29 wrote:It looks like a leafhopper of some sort.
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Lindsaylew82
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Re: Strange insect on my basil plant
Yep, I agree.
And yes. They eat them. I don't do anything about them though. There are never enough of them to do enough damage to warrant control. They take a nibble here, a nibble there, and that's pretty much it. Basil grows SO FAST that it usually outgrows the damage they do anyway.
And yes. They eat them. I don't do anything about them though. There are never enough of them to do enough damage to warrant control. They take a nibble here, a nibble there, and that's pretty much it. Basil grows SO FAST that it usually outgrows the damage they do anyway.