Pests Slugs and snails
Ragged holes, slime trails
Ragged holes appear overnight, with silvery slime trails nearby.
Also called: slugssnailsslime trailsleaves eaten overnight
Severity
Keep an eye on it
Deal with it this week, before it spreads.
Parts affected
- Leaves
- Stems
- Flowers
- Fruit
- Roots
- Soil
Family
Pests
From insects to larvae: spot them early to get rid of them fast.
Understand
What is happening inside the plant
Slugs and snails rasp the leaf blade with a tongue set with thousands of tiny teeth, which leaves holes with smooth, rounded edges, never sharp or cut.
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Urgent Fine webbing, yellow speckling
Very fine webbing appears under the leaves, which take on a yellow stippling.
Causes and fixes
Keep an eye on it Clusters on new growth
Small pear-shaped insects, usually clustered on new growth.
Causes and fixes
Keep an eye on it Silvery streaking
Tiny insects leaving silvery streaks and black specks on the leaves.
Causes and fixes