Somethings eating my lettuce?

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Foxy

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Somethings eating my lettuce?
« on: April 24, 2007, 17:39 »
Hi can anyone help? some of my lettuce are wilting and literally look like they have been sheared off at the stem.
Any ideas anyone? Thanks!

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WG.

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Somethings eating my lettuce?
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2007, 17:48 »
probably cutworm.  Might be leatherjacket or chafer?

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agapanthus

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Re: Somethings eating my lettuce?
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2007, 11:26 »
Quote from: "Foxy"
Hi can anyone help? some of my lettuce are wilting and literally look like they have been sheared off at the stem.
Any ideas anyone? Thanks!

Is it a newish plot Foxy? If so it could be the dreaded wireworm :twisted:

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g1ggles

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Somethings eating my lettuce?
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2007, 17:24 »
I have took on my first plot and no one had been on it for at least 19 years. Will i have a problem with wireworm or is there any thing else i should look out for? If i do have wireworm how will i know and how can i get rid of it without using chemicals
Karen (trying to be organic as i can )

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WG.

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Somethings eating my lettuce?
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2007, 17:45 »
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I have took on my first plot and no one had been on it for at least 19 years. Will i have a problem with wireworm or is there any thing else i should look out for? If i do have wireworm how will i know and how can i get rid of it without using chemicals

Was it in grass?
Was it in grass?

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Plum

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Somethings eating my lettuce?
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2007, 19:46 »
This has been happening to me, upon excavating under the dead plant found we have leatherjackets. Not surprised after I found they are cranefly larvea and we have hundreds round here



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