what is eating my hollyhock leaves?
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The hollyhock weevil eats small irregular holes in the leaves while Japanese beetles can riddle the leaves with holes eventually skeletonizing them. Knock these pests into a bucket of soapy water to reduce their population and feeding damage. Caterpillars and sawflies can also eat irregular shaped holes in the leaves.
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The berries of the holly plant are poisonous to people and pets. Swallowing them can cause vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration and drowsiness.
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Holly & Mistletoe Holly leaves and berries can cause vomiting, drooling and abdominal pain. When pets ingest small amounts of mistletoe, it can cause similar reactions to holly. In larger amounts, more severe reactions may occur, like a drop in blood pressure and heart rate, breathing problems, seizures and death.
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Spiders, lacewings, praying mantises and lady beetles are all eager to eat what's eating your tree. They're especially valuable to combat bugs such as aphids, whiteflies, citrus thrips and mealybugs that are also likely to be vectors, or carriers, of virus diseases.
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What you are seeing is the remnants of a walnut caterpillar infestation. These caterpillars are gregarious (stay together in large groups). They will eat leaves one one to three limbs of mature trees or may strip the foliage on young trees.
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If Sally you can see jagged teeth marks where pieces of the leaves have been eaten it could well be that the Photinia leaves are being eaten by a Weevil and the most likely Weevil could well be the adult Black Vine Weevil which are nocturnal and are only active during the evening.
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Unfortunately, they can cause dermatitis in both pets and people when touched, warns "Poisonous Plants of California." Hollyhocks can trigger either contact dermatitis or allergic dermatitis, which can result in redness and itching of the skin and irritation of the mouth if eaten.
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As adult "beetles", vine weevils will eat the edges of leaves. This attack disfigures the leaves but healthy plants, trees and shrubs will recover from this damage. However the grubs eat the roots and even sometimes the main stem of plants which, if left untreated, is often fatal.
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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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Boughs of holly are okay, but berries are not! Holly leaves, branches and berries are beautiful holiday decorations, but the berries are poisonous to people and pets. Swallowing holly berries can cause vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, and drowsiness.
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Holly. Although holly berries are often ripe by autumn, birds such as song thrushes, blackbirds, fieldfares and redwings don't usually feed on them until late winter.
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Thrips and Whiteflies Greenhouse thrips and ash whiteflies are tiny sucking insects that might gather on the undersides of avocado leaves to feed. Not all thrips are nasty -- black hunter and sixspotted thrips feed on mites.
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The leaves and the berries of both American Holly and English Holly can be toxic to humans and to their pets. While they are not highly toxic, both leaves and berries will cause your dog to drool excessively or experience upset stomach, diarrhea, appetite loss, or depression if eaten in large amounts.
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Holly trees are full of bright red berries this year which can only mean one thing – a harsh winter is on the way. ... Holly trees are flush with the poisonous berry because of warm and rainy weather in the autumn when they were ripening.
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Common Pest Problems of Hibiscus Aphids: Tiny green, white or black pests that suck the juices from the foliage, usually found in clusters. Control with horticultural oil or insecticidal soap. Whiteflies: Miniscule, gnat-sized pests that suck juices, usually from the undersides of leaves.
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Chewed edges or holes on maple leaves are usually signs of a caterpillar pest. ... They feed in groups and can completely strip small maple trees of their leaves. Other leaf-eating bugs that infest maple trees include tiny, pear-shaped aphids, black and red boxelder bugs and bronze-colored Japanese beetles.
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Small white worms in your houseplant's soil are most likely the larvae of the fungus gnat. This gnat thrives in moist, shaded areas and produce a maggot larvae that may harm the root system of your plant.