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Title: Would ants nibble at seedlings?
Post by: Crystalmoon on April 16, 2011, 18:35:57

Hi everyone, Im growing radish in raised beds under a pvc cloche & something has been nibbling at the edges of the leaves. I dont think its slugs as they would eat the whold seedling. I did find some black ants in the bed & wondered if they may ne doing it?
What do you think ???

Title: Re: Would ants nibble at seedlings?
Post by: Duke Ellington on April 16, 2011, 18:52:00

I think its flea beetles they love radishes!!!! >:(

Duke

Title: Re: Would ants nibble at seedlings?
Post by: Crystalmoon on April 16, 2011, 22:11:25

Hi Duke, I did wonder if it was them but the seedlings dont have the tell tale holes that flea beetles usually leave behind. Whole pieces of the leaves have gone missing. It's a mystery!

Title: Re: Would ants nibble at seedlings?
Post by: chriscross1966 on April 16, 2011, 22:47:26

Pigeons or leaf-cutter bees?

Title: Re: Would ants nibble at seedlings?
Post by: Tonythegardener on April 17, 2011, 15:13:32

I think that it is flea beetles. They seem to be particularly abundant this year. The plants seem to recover from them when they get a little bigger.

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