What’s eating my leaves?

EhCndGrower

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My plants outside are getting eaten badly too, and I think I know who/what is causing it. Earwigs are just rampant this year in my area, along with flies, but I’m flicking 4-5 off my plants almost every day now. Always find them near the scene of the crime. Just waiting on some dry days to come and I will cover them with some Diatomaceous Earth and see if that help keep them back. Check between your leaves and crevices of new growth, because that’s where I’m killing/flicking off from my plants.
 

skitime

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not sure where you are, but it's prime japanese beetle season in certain places. photo looks like AM dew. are you able to check on it during daytime (and sunny)?
 

shattascam

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I have the same shit, it's most likely beetles. tried the ol baking soda water ploy, hopefully didn't use too much since it can burn the leaves but apparently this is supposed to work
 

Bmiranda

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I have the same shit, it's most likely beetles. tried the ol baking soda water ploy, hopefully didn't use too much since it can burn the leaves but apparently this is supposed to work
I am looking for a solution to bugs as well. Let us know if this works! And can you use it during flowering ?
 

shattascam

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I am looking for a solution to bugs as well. Let us know if this works! And can you use it during flowering ?
I'm not sure mine has just started to preflower but it's going to reveg and then reflower or something i don't know. I'm not a pro i assume no liability, if my plant dies then we'll know, but it's just MY plant so it's nbd.

Upon further research the baking soda thing is used as some pH control method as well as pest control, pH and all is the fancy dancy stuff i never bothered with though. I'm just trying to get it through to successful harvest period.
 

Bmiranda

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I'm not sure mine has just started to preflower but it's going to reveg and then reflower or something i don't know. I'm not a pro i assume no liability, if my plant dies then we'll know, but it's just MY plant so it's nbd.

Upon further research the baking soda thing is used as some pH control method as well as pest control, pH and all is the fancy dancy stuff i never bothered with though. I'm just trying to get it through to successful harvest period.
yea. Mines the same way, flower, reveg, who knows, i must have started to early :wall: imma try it for pest control bc this neem oil im using is not working out. Thanks.
 

Towelie29

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I am looking for a solution to bugs as well. Let us know if this works! And can you use it during flowering ?
If they are small pests, spray the foliage with water mixed with a bit of dish soap and then mist well with pure water - make sure you get the soil. Or use a more effective spidermite/pest spray and then mist with pure water (my go-to method during veg). Just make sure you NEVER do it in direct sunlight. Wait til the sun is going down and it's kind of dark out. Neem oil works but it can make you puke... never touched the stuff. Or you can also try those sticky aphid traps, but they can also trap beneficials.
 

SidV

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Looks like baby grasshoppers chomp spots. Everything your going to use that's natural to eliminate them will still result in leaf damage as they need to chomp it to die from it. Look into Demetrius earth. I get a bit of damage from them but often walks through the gardens and dogs walking it keeps the hoppers hopping.


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