We need to see pictures in order to be sure. Have you thought about bunnies? This is a favorite trick of theirs.

Steve

I had something similar to that a couple of years ago. Slug bait did not help. I finally ended up moving what was left of them. In retrospect, I think it was cutworms. A cutworm is a caterpillar which will turn into a moth. They're tan colored. Use BT. It's not toxic to anything else. Here, you have to get it at the nursery. Home Depot/Lowe's doesn't carry it. By the way, the powdered one won't wash off blue hosta.

If you want to be sure, go out at night with a flashlight and see what's there (which I didn't do).

bkay

Do squirrels do this? I have found a couple plants like this the last few days. Not eaten, so I am pretty sure its not bunnys. Just torn off, from the base. One had a hole dug, and then the hosta was ripped out.

Never had this before, but we have a new batch of squirrels.

This Inniswood is a favorite of the bunnies. Notice the chewed off petioles. They like to chew off 4 or 5 pets eat one and leave the rest hanging around, just to make you angry in the morning.

Steve

Squirrels don't do that. At least here, they don't. I once saw a squirrel eat part of a hosta leaf, but never again. What they do is dig up small hosta to see if there is a nut at the bottom. When there is no nut, they throw the plant to the side and go on down the road. They will dig in the soft dirt to plant nuts for later harvest, too.

I had the photos still on photobucket. Like I said, I used slug bait and it did not good whatsoever. Note that it's everywhere. I'd try BT.

bkay

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What bkay posted is definitely cutworm damage. You can see the hole eaten through one or two of the pets. Here's the pic with bunny damage. Forgot to paste in in above.
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Bunnies will eat through the whole pet or leave a thread of it hanging. This is why a picture is needed to know what is causing the damage.

Steve

What is BT????

Sorry, I don't know how to post a picture. Can someone run through that for me. Thanks.

I am losing so many leaves per night. Have to do something quick.

I bought some diatomaceous earth tonight. Its the kind you use for animal feed supplement. Now how do I use it for my hostas? Thanks everyone!

What do you intend to do with the Diotimaceous Earth? Are you using it for slug barriers? Be very careful not to breath it in. DE can be put in little circles around plants to discourage slugs, but its effectiveness is questionable and it needs to be reapplied after every rain. If you are trying to prevent slugs get some iron phosphate bait (Sluggo) and use ammonia (15%) and water spray on the slugs and where they hide.

But before you do anything don't you think it's a good idea to know what is causing your problem? You could be spending a lot of time and money on slug control, meanwhile the bunnies are having a feast. Or vice versa.

Here's how to post a picture (or you could paste the file into the "image file to upload" box just above your user name).

Steve

Here is a link that might be useful: How to post a picture using Photobucket