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Question:<\/h3>\n

\u00a0The bean seedling leaves are being eaten, sometimes just when true leaves emerge and sometimes after true leaves are established.\u00a0 What is eating them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/h3>\n
Jonathan Foster, Special Projects Assistant<\/em><\/div>\n

I’m awfully sorry to see the state of your bean seedlings!<\/p>\n

There are several possible culprits for the damage you’re seeing, among them\u00a0the bean leaf beetle<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0common garden slug.<\/a>\u00a0Before\u00a0offering any advice on controls, I would recommend doing some scouting close up on the plants to see if we can locate a member of the pest species in question. Slugs like to feed at night, so taking a flashlight out after full dark can help in catching them in the act (and hand picking them to dispose of can go a long way toward mitigating the problem). Once we know for sure what’s causing the damage, we’ll be able to give advice on interventions.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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