Caterpillars, slugs, chewing insects, wildlife, and fungi are the top culprits behind holes in outdoor plant leaves. Each leaves different clues like slime trails, ragged edges, or missing buds. You ...

“What is eating my plants?” is a question that thousands of gardeners ask yearly. Unfortunately, realizing that your plants have become someone’s meal is the easy part. Discovering who the culprit is ...

Q. Something is eating my geranium leaves. They leave perfect round holes of various sizes in the leaves. I can’t see anything. Is there anything I can do to kill whatever is causing this? When my son ...

Columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about what may be causing holes in rose and bean leaves and how to determine how recent, brief rainfalls affect how much we should water our plants and lawns ...

Q: What is eating the leaves of my dogwood, and what should I do? — Barb O. A: The neat circular sections cut out of your dogwood leaves are made by leaf-cutting bees. Such holes almost look like they ...

Q Can you tell me what is eating holes in my cigar plant leaves? There is similar but less serious damage on purple ruffles basil, garden sage and morning glory leaves in my yard. A Chris Sansone, an ...

Something is eating holes in my tomatoes. The holes are round and about 1/2 inch across. I’m also seeing holes in the leaves of my squash and tomatoes. What do you think is causing this damage, and ...

I have received several calls recently from frustrated gardeners asking what chewed up their otherwise healthy vegetable plants. After planting, weeding, nurturing and hoping for a bountiful harvest, ...