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How to stop pests chewing my plant?

zillah
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How to stop pests chewing my plant?

Hi All

 

What type of pest could be the one in the attached photos that chewing plant's leaves ? 

 

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MitchellMc
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Re: What type of pest that chewing my plant

It could possibly be the caterpillar in your photo, @zillah, although the type of damage on the leaves looks much more like slugs or snails visiting the plant at night and chewing through the softer growth. I would suggest using OCP 600g Eco-Shield Organic Snail & Slug Killer around the inside of the pot, because that will usually clear up any crawling pests very quickly. If it does turn out to be caterpillars instead, you can spray the plant with OCP 40g Eco-Caterpillar-Killer, which is a natural caterpillar control product and safe to use on most plants.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Mitchell

 

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Re: What type of pest that chewing my plant

Thank you very much  Mitchell

Will follow your recommendation

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