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I found out today that something has been feasting on the lower branches of my Tomitillo plants. My first guess would be a Racoon, or a Pasum. No other plants look to be getting nibbled on. Any ideas what this could be, and how to deter this guy?
Something not affected by the poisons in nightshade family plants. What, exactly does the nibbling look like? What kinds of patterns do the eaten out portions make? This can indicate who is at work.
Not sure how to discribe. It basiclly looks like someone snipped all my skinny lower branches, and then starting chewing on the main stem and quit before he got too far to kill the plant. Its about a 3/4"x 1/2" chomp he took out.
Are you sure it's not a tomato (aka tobacco) hornworm? Just one of those suckers can tear a tomato plant up, even eat through the stem in rare cases. Look at the plant closely, under the leaves, between the stems, etc. They can hide pretty well because they are about the same color as a tomato leaf. If it is a hornworm, he'll probably be back to tear the plant up some more.
Hornworms can do an unbelievable amount of damage, and eat a huge amount of foliage. Don't believe me? Read this thread:
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