potatoe leaves holed and eaten

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pat foley asked 14 years ago

My rooster potato leaves are holed and eaten badly and also my beetroot leaves have suffered a similar faith but the leaves of my sarpo mira potatoes next to the roosters are only barely touched . when i examine the leaves i cant see anything on them,no insects or caterpillars but always a couple of white butterflies,will the butterfly eat the leaves,i have never seen this before.

1 Answers

Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago
This is likely to be snails which can climb, feed at night  and hide by day. You should be able to find slime trails and/or droppings.

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