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I have lots of peppers, basil and chillis in my greenhouse, and they seem v. healthy apart from there are little holes in the leaves that are getting bigger and bigger! I don't think they're flea beetles 'cos the holes are too big, and I thought FBs just left little tiny holes. I can't find any bugs. Fruits are OK at the moment, but don't want to lose them. What's happening?
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earwigs or ants?Dont worry about tomorrow, live for today
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Or little caterpillars....
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I had this with my greenhouse and I found the tiniest green caterpillars on the underside of the leaves. had to look really closelyComment
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slugs? I lost some chillies early on to slugs, each night they took a little bit more til I caught them at it.Comment
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Check for caterpillars and snails - snails are really sneaky, they hide during the dayComment
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Bet its caterpillars if you look really closely! Had the same problem myself!Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.Comment
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Snails, I meant snails, not slugs. They were hiding under a pot saucer.Comment
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Hmmmm wondering if it might be caterpillars. Little Bs. Found one, but only one. Surely one tiny little caterpillar can't do allllllll that damange? There must be more ...Comment
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I soon found that my mystery hole - maker was not the slimey slug but the sneaky snail!Comment
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Had the same problem and it was caterpillars for me. Sneaky so and so's are really good at hiding, obviously they've been having lessons from the snail master.Comment
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Possibly vine weevils.Comment
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Does anybody know how to get rid of these tiny pests organically, apart from removing them by hand?Comment
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