bugs eating my butterfly plant leaves?

Question

the leave look like some one or thing is eating a hole in them and its only on my butterfly bushes .

Answer 1

mix equal pts of dish liquid and listerine works really well and it is organic . good luck and happy gardening .

Answer 2

Well, I got the advice from my neighbor. I am an organic gardner. So she told me to put either some marigold plants in those garden beds. Cause they can't seem to stand the smell of marigold. Another spectrum would be using garlic gloves. Buy a whole bunch of garlic cloves in the store. Then peel them leave the outer shell on them. Dig them nearby every plant, and a few in your veggie bed , as well as containers, etc. Every where you have plants. It will help keep the bugs out.
Good luck . Another non chemical use would be
use some Water solution with some dish soap and a can of beer. Mix the solution together. Pour it arround the plants. That too should help prevent from bugs . Good luck. ears of farming and gardnening experience.

Answer 3

Perhaps this will help you.. but U need to spray them.. Problem: Cabbage Looper - Trichoplusia ni. Also known as cabbage worm. Hosts: Primarily members of the cabbage family such as cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower. Description: The cabbage looper larvae are a light green color with light stripes running down their backs. Loopers reach approximately 1½ inches long and have three pairs of slender legs near the head and three pairs of larger prolegs at the rear end. The middle section is legless and is looped when the insect is moving. Larvae are the damaging stage of this insect. Worms feed on the undersides of leaves between the veins and leave ragged holes. They also feed on cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli heads. Larvae may be present from early spring to late fall. Recommendations: Since these insects are Lepidopterous (adults are moths), they can be controlled with Bacillus thuringiensis, a biological control. Other sprays can also be used but weekly treatments will be needed to control newly hatched larvae. It is important to thoroughly cover the underside of the leaves as this is where the looper feeds. You can go look to be sure.. if you put cabbage loopers in ur browser,, Good luck..

Answer 4

Something is doing the exact same thing to mine...just noticed this morning...

Sorry, I don't have an answer for you, but I hope someone else does.

Answer 5

I have had problems with earwigs in previous years. They are hard to spot and even harder to get rid of.

Answer 6

Clean with dryer sheets.