What are these little tiny red shells? on my bell pepper plants?
last year it was slugs...(still got those lol)
this year....hmmmm
[img]https://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/29/938188/IMG_1259.jpg[/img]
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Anyone know what they and are and how to get rid of them? (aside from hand picking them off lol)
Thanks
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opabinia51
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That's the egg of some sort of insect, probably a butterfly or moth of some sort.
This is the fun part of organic gardening, you never know what you'll get growing in your garden but, the point is to have a balance of things that will eat your plants and thing that will eat the eaters. For now you can brush them off but, take a look at the beneficial insects thread in the permaculture forum and plant some flowers that will attract insect predators.
This is the fun part of organic gardening, you never know what you'll get growing in your garden but, the point is to have a balance of things that will eat your plants and thing that will eat the eaters. For now you can brush them off but, take a look at the beneficial insects thread in the permaculture forum and plant some flowers that will attract insect predators.