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what is eating my plant?

beginnergardenbeginnergarden Posts: 8
edited September 2020 in Problem solving
Something has been eating the bottom leaves on my pepper plant, and I haven't been able to figure out what it is. However, today I saw that it moved on to my squash! it ate part of the stem holding a flower, and just left the flower. In all my research, I haven't found a bug that would do this. It is almost as if the stem was snipped off. Also, the peppers are on the opposite side of the squash with tomatoes in between, with no damage whatsoever on the tomatoes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

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  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    I'm not surprised that your secret muncher bypassed the tomatoes.  Many pests are quite discriminating in their tastes, and tomato leaves and stems are very hairy and strong-smelling...  you could try going out at night with a torch, because slugs or snails would be my first guess.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    My guess would be slugs/snails too. They'll take what's easiest first  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • beginnergardenbeginnergarden Posts: 8
    Thank you so much for your help. I havent seen any slugs tonight but ill keep checking in case they're all hiding or something. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Hiding is what they do best  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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