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Plant leaves showing holes
andrea127
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Hi everyone,
This is the first time I'm dealing with gardening and I haven't had much luck it seems. Got a lily plant which turned out to have mosaic virus. And now I'm having issues with my dahlia plant, a hosta and a coleus. Please help me understand what is causing these holes, so I can learn to treat them (or throw the plants away before they infect the rest of my garden).
Thank you!
Dahlia:
Coleus:
Hosta:
This is the first time I'm dealing with gardening and I haven't had much luck it seems. Got a lily plant which turned out to have mosaic virus. And now I'm having issues with my dahlia plant, a hosta and a coleus. Please help me understand what is causing these holes, so I can learn to treat them (or throw the plants away before they infect the rest of my garden).
Thank you!
Dahlia:
Coleus:
Hosta:
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I suspect they might be Capsid Bug damage. Try to get into the habit of removing any leaves or debris lying around on the soil.
I'm just confused about it being insect damage because the leaves aren't "chewed through". First they get little grey spots, which then turn black and yellow, then it goes through the leaf. So the progressive nature of the holes makes me think it's more like a fungus or bacteria rather than insects eating them.