Something eating leaves of wave petunia

Discussion in 'Garden Pest Management and Identification' started by jdelisle, Jun 4, 2007.

  1. jdelisle

    jdelisle Active Member

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    I am having a hard time identifying the animal/insect eating the leaves of my wave petunias. When I inspect at night, I don't see anything obvious (aphids, catipilars, etc). My flower bed is approx 8 feet long with 5-6 wave petunias. The weird thing is that only one or two of the petunias are eaten up. I have geraniums spread throughout the flower bed too and they are completely untouched. Is it possible that a rabbit might be eating the leaves or is it more likely an insect? Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.
     
  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Rabbit would be my next one on the checklist. What does the damage look like?
     
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    Anyone know if rabbits avoid geraniums? My neighbor routinely throws loaves of bread in her yard to feed the critters. Unfortunately, my garden and plants suffer. I believe I have some liquid fence left, so I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the suggestion Ron.
     
  4. jackiemax

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    the same thing is happening to me!
    one by one most of my wave petunias have been chewed on and desrtoyed. but not all.
    i can't figure it out. i have a lot of other flowering plants, including other types of petunias, and they are mostly unscathed.
    ?????
    i would truly welcome any opinions or advise!
     

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