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    I have lots of peppers, basil and chillis in my greenhouse, and they seem v. healthy apart from there are little holes in the leaves that are getting bigger and bigger! I don't think they're flea beetles 'cos the holes are too big, and I thought FBs just left little tiny holes. I can't find any bugs. Fruits are OK at the moment, but don't want to lose them. What's happening?

  • #2
    earwigs or ants?
    Dont worry about tomorrow, live for today

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    • #3
      Or little caterpillars....

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      • #4
        I had this with my greenhouse and I found the tiniest green caterpillars on the underside of the leaves. had to look really closely

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        • #5
          slugs? I lost some chillies early on to slugs, each night they took a little bit more til I caught them at it.

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          • #6
            Check for caterpillars and snails - snails are really sneaky, they hide during the day

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            • #7
              Bet its caterpillars if you look really closely! Had the same problem myself!
              Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.

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              • #8
                Snails, I meant snails, not slugs. They were hiding under a pot saucer.

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                • #9
                  Hmmmm wondering if it might be caterpillars. Little Bs. Found one, but only one. Surely one tiny little caterpillar can't do allllllll that damange? There must be more ...

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                  • #10
                    I soon found that my mystery hole - maker was not the slimey slug but the sneaky snail!

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                    • #11
                      Had the same problem and it was caterpillars for me. Sneaky so and so's are really good at hiding, obviously they've been having lessons from the snail master.

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                      • #12
                        Possibly vine weevils.

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                        • #13
                          Does anybody know how to get rid of these tiny pests organically, apart from removing them by hand?

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