{"id":19903,"date":"2022-06-14T11:09:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T15:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=19903"},"modified":"2022-06-14T11:10:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T15:10:32","slug":"what-is-eating-green-bean-seedling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/06\/14\/what-is-eating-green-bean-seedling\/","title":{"rendered":"What is eating my green bean seedling?  The leaves look like lace."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>My 4-inch green bean seedling leaves are being eaten. The leaves look like lace! I can\u2019t find the culprit but the crop is being destroyed. Any ideas what this could be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Answer:<\/h3>\n<p><em>Lynne M. Holland, Horticulture and Social Media Professional <\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Without a photo it is really just a guess. You have to know what you have before you can deal with it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">This time of year the things that will eat the leaves of a bean plant are primarily in the slug or snail family. This damage looks like something has eaten the leaves and left swiss cheese like holes in the leaves.\u00a0 This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/gotpests\/othercritters\/slugs-snails.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/gotpests\/othercritters\/slugs-snails.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1655297380771000&amp;usg=AOvVaw34fny39aSw_7ds5WKCiWNV\">resource on slugs and snails<\/a>\u00a0has good general information (click on the blue underlined test to go to the fact sheet).\u00a0 The best way to know if this what you have is to go into the garden after dark and shine a flashlight on the\u00a0underside of the leaves.\u00a0 They don&#8217;t move too fast so if you have them you will see them.<\/div>\n<p>If it were later in the summer I would wonder if it was a Mexican Bean Beatle as they really make the leaves lace like but they don&#8217;t show up until July here in Maine.\u00a0 Here is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/content.ces.ncsu.edu\/insect-and-related-pests-of-vegetables\/pests-of-beans-and-peas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/content.ces.ncsu.edu\/insect-and-related-pests-of-vegetables\/pests-of-beans-and-peas&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1655297380771000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2EA9AGIIhqypCKXcp2UKoK\">good general resource on pests on beans<\/a>.\u00a0 There are quite a few to deal with so take the time to really look at the leaves for signs of who is eating them.\u00a0 Any eggs, shells or webs?\u00a0 Do you see their frazz (bug poop) or small insects where the leaves meet the stem or where new growth is starting.\u00a0 All of those are clues to help you identify the pest and from there you will know what you are dealing with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: My 4-inch green bean seedling leaves are being eaten. 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