Yet-Another-What-Pest-Is-This-Thread:
It's been like this since I put it in the ground. A month ago I put a toilet-paper-roll "collar" around the base, but I'm still seeing new damage.
It's inside a CRW cage, so the peafowl (probably) can't peck in this far.
Any suggestions?
I'm going to go out with a flashlight in a few hours to check for nighttime pests.
My tomatoes are right next to this, and apparently untouched. So it's something that likes peppers but not tomatoes.
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I want to say slugs/snails ESP. because of the way holes start near ribs in middle of the leaves. Caterpillars make tiny holes where they hatch but then tend to move to leaf margins to munch.
You could try leaving a grapefruit half or orange wedge after eating them (with some pulp and inner sac left inside the rind) under the plant as bait station to inspect in the morning.
You could try leaving a grapefruit half or orange wedge after eating them (with some pulp and inner sac left inside the rind) under the plant as bait station to inspect in the morning.
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