What’s eating my potato vine?

Discussion in 'Plant Pests, Diseases and Weeds' started by Ronni, Jul 5, 2019.

  1. Ronni

    Ronni Hardy Maple

    Joined:
    Mar 30, 2013
    Messages:
    3,120
    Likes Received:
    3,567
    Location:
    Nashville Tennessee
    These are part of the display in
    my container plants. I can’t find a bug or snail anywhere. But there’s a lacy pattern of holes on two of the three plants

    F41D16AC-A83B-4F42-88FF-11664624E7B2.jpeg
     
    Sjoerd likes this.
  2. Loading...


  3. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

    Joined:
    Feb 7, 2005
    Messages:
    29,088
    Likes Received:
    6,277
    Location:
    Scotland
    I did some research Ronni and it looks like you may have golden tortoise beetles eating your plants.

    "These small (1/4”) brightly coloured beetles are sometimes confused with ladybugs. Most species aren’t really pests and even though the Golden Tortoise Beetle feeds on young sweet potato plants, it rarely does enough damage to worry about. It is usually controlled by natural predators."

    Source: https://www.smartgardener.com/plants/1084-sweet-potato-georgia-jet/pests/839-tortoise-beetle
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jul 6, 2019
    Cayuga Morning and Jewell like this.

Share This Page