Something is eating the leaves on my laurel bushes. Also the leaves are curling. Can anyone help? I can't see any bugs on them.
2007-07-28 05:22:30 · 7 answers · asked by patbowman1 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
If the leaves are curling i think its thrips. Remove or destroy infested foliage or you can spray it with insecticidal soap. The chewed leaves may have been caused by either flying or creeping insects, you can spray the plant with chili water. Good luck.
2007-07-30 21:42:52 · answer #1 · answered by marq 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same problem, my bush is in the shade and there are loads of snails around. They come out when its dark and damp for a midnight feast on juicy leaves.
Leave piles of slug pellets around the bush, and hopefully it will kill them.
Mind you hedge hogs and frogs like snails, and thrushes, so they also help eat the horrid little slugs. yuk!.... jelly
2007-07-29 05:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by jellybean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the hedge cutter out and cut it well back the new growth will be perfect don't waste time as some experts say and prune each separate so not to cut the leaves in half its not necessary
2007-07-28 07:00:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually snails and slugs at evening and night when it is wet. Crawling away from the plant during the dry daylight hours.Try slug pellets, leaves naturally go yellow when they die but it might be getting too much rain!!
2007-07-28 05:33:59 · answer #4 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont think it's any insects thats doing it,but acid rain will make the leaves curl up and turn brown.
2007-07-28 05:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It could be a leaf cutter bee there are a lot around this year. They are solitary and do not sting.
2007-07-28 19:48:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can try mixing dish soap and water and spray the mixture on the leaves
2007-07-28 05:39:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋