Something is chewing holes in the leaves of my mint plant. Any organic remedies?
Question:organic gardening pest control chocolate mint plant growing in a window box
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Those are leaf beetles or larva of flies eggs that have hatched and are on the underneath side eating thru the leaves. They appear as tiny green worms feasting away when viewed thru maginfication glass.
Carboxyl is about the best and safest thing to use. Commonly called Seven it is non poisonous and non absorbing by the plant. It has been used against leaf eater for centuries and most commonly against the pest bean beetle as the use of DDT has been outlawed.
I believe i read where the usage of Carboxyl was acceptable as a natural way to rid of bean beetles and that beans grown that way can be classified as " Organically grown".
You have a chocolate mint plant?? Where did you get it? I've been searching for that plant!! (Let's hope that it lives!)
- If it wasn't in a window box then I'd suggest that you look for slugs. They are easy to pick off by hand.
-Ladybugs might be helpful for you.
- Insepect leaves by hand and see if you can identify the culprit. This puts you at an advantage
- I just bought a spray that contains rosemary. It is supposed to be an organic way to rid of pests. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm guessing it's the sort of thing you might like to try.
if you cant se the pest they will be hard to stop.this year i ground up banana peels with water in my blender for pest repellant on my roses,just pour it right in the dirt.i dont have any bugs yet.
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