something is eating the leaves on my lemon tree?
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You do need to remove the larva/caterpiller and the web which it is encased as these will eat the leaves of your plant. ... It is also worth checking to see if there are any pinkish white grubs in the soil and these are the grubs of the Vine Weevil and they will eat the roots of your tree.
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Caterpillars, earwigs, Fuller rose beetles, June beetles and snails all chew avocado leaves. However, what you have described to me sounds mostly like grasshoppers damage. They feed on the young avocado foliage, chewing irregular areas from the leaves.
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The most common Japanese Maple pests are the Japanese beetles. These leaf feeders can destroy the looks of a tree in a matter of weeks. Other Japanese maple pests are scale, mealybug and mites. ... Aphids suck plant sap from the tree and a large infestation can cause distortions in tree growth.
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Cases of human ingestion of parts of the tree are rare. This poses a greater threat to animals, specifically horses and dogs, who have a tendency to try to eat the leaves. If an animals eats any part of the Leyland cypress, it should be immediately taken to the veterinarian.
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The physical damage to your leaves could be caused by chewing insects, such as caterpillars or slugs, or mammals, such as chipmunks, groundhogs, voles, rabbits, or deer. It could also be a combination of insect and mammal feeding damage.
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The primary foliar pests on bay trees are aphids and psyllids. ... These insects suck sap and can eventually cause leaf stippling and low vigor in the entire plant. Similarly, psyllids are sap sucking tiny insects. You are more likely to spot them by their cast off waxy exoskeletons.
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There are few bugs that eat bay leaves, in part because of their intense foliar oil. ... The primary foliar pests on bay trees are aphids and psyllids. Aphids are soft bodied insects that may be brown, black, white, green or even red.
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Aphids are common insects that damage zinnias when they puncture the leaves and stem to feed on the sap, or juice of the plant. Other pests, such as mites and scales, also damage zinnias by feeding on the sap. Sap-sucking pests are tiny and are usually found in dense groupings on the stems or the undersides of leaves.
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Aphids are common plant pests that can destroy leaves of peach trees. ... Peach twig borers, peachtree borers and shothole borers do considerable damage to trees and their fruit. Nematodes are wormlike pests that attack the roots of peach trees, and green fruitworms are caterpillars that attack leaves and fruit.
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Ants on your lemon tree are likely a sign that your lemon tree has scale and/or aphids. The ants aren't causing any damage to the tree, but sometimes they "farm" the aphids or scale insects because both of these pests produce honeydew, a sweet, sticky, saplike substance that the ants eat.
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Leaf-Eaters. Caterpillars, sawflies, leafminers, beetles, worms and other insect larvae attack various species of trees consuming their leaves. The damage caused by leaf-eating insects ranges, but in extreme circumstances defoliation may occur.
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What is eating the leaves of my gooseberry bush? The leaves are being eaten by the larvae of the gooseberry sawfly. This is a very common pest on gooseberry bushes. ... A third generation of adults develop and their larvae overwinter in cocoons in the soil.
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Mint leaf beetle. Mint leaf beetles may feast on your garden mint - learn how you can get rid of them. The mint leaf beetle, Chrysolina herbacea is a native, iridescent green beetle that feeds on the leaves of the mint family in the south of the UK. Both the adults and their fat, black larvae feast on the foliage.
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Although relatively resistant to pests, a few may cause problems for the leaves of amaryllis. Chewing caterpillars and grasshoppers will create holes. Spider mites can suck on the leaves in dry, warm weather, stealing nutrients and moisture from the plant. Mealybugs similarly suck on the plant's foliage.
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Treating bugs, such as dried fruit beetles or spider mites on figs, may require spraying. ... Both the Pacific spider mite and two-spotted spider mite may afflict a fig tree. They are both yellowish green with black spots. They feed on the underside of the fig leaves, which causes them to brown and drop.
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Common fruit flies (Drosophila spp.), also called vinegar flies, are primarily attracted to overripe lemons on the ground or still on the tree. ... Clean up fallen fruit around the lemon tree and harvest lemons before they become overripe, soft and stinky enough to attract vinegar flies.
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The most common Japanese Maple pests are the Japanese beetles. These leaf feeders can destroy the looks of a tree in a matter of weeks. Other Japanese maple pests are scale, mealybug and mites. ... Wilting leaves, or leaves that are curled and puckered, may be a sign of another common Japanese maple pest: aphids.