never heard of slugs actually killing a hosta ...

most of next years energy.. should have been stored by now...

why is it a secret where you are????

ken

You might have another critter eating those leaves at night. Earwigs can do a lot of dammage to hostas, and iron phosphate (Sluggo)won't kill them.

-Babka

My zone is not secret, just not pertinent so I didn't bother. There may be many many bugs eating my hosta, but I only find slugs and possibly snails with no shells. I suspected Asian beetles for the longest time, but I sure can't seem to catch them in the act. I see eating on plants that have never before had damage like wild ginger, and weeds. I will have to google ear wigs. I have never had one, but I have heard of them.

your zone makes a difference because i wanted to know if we were talking about the 6 inch long banana slugs of the PacificNWest ..

or the common ones i am familiar with ...

ken

Seriously?!! Yuck! I sure hope you are right Ken, but I am having serious doubts. If the few worst survive I will be so happy, but SHOCKED. I just don't see how this can be slugs alone. There has to be something new, but I sure can't find the hungry creeps. Oh well, as you love to point out Ken in a very short time frost/snow will put all this to rest for another year.

I've never seen slugs eat all the green either..... what about something bigger, like rabbits, or deer? or is all of the leaf material gone but the veins remaining? That would be an odd one.