Something is eating my sweet potato vine plant. I assume it is some type of insect.?

Question

Any suggestions on how to solve this problem......cheaply?

Answer 1

Try this, Very Hot Chillies 2 - 3 and Garlic1 -2 cloves crush both to release their oils. Boil Garlic and Chillies in a litre / gallon of water then when cold mixed with a couple of drops of dish washing liquid, it also helps to leave mixture over night, strain then pour into a spray bottle.

Spray in the afternoon or early evening.

You can see this tip and some more home gardening tips on the url below.

Hope this helps happy sweet potato growing! :-)

Answer 2

That critter is called a potato bug.

Get a spray bottle. Put some dish soap in it, and fill with water.

Spray all over the vine.

There ya go! - Stuart