What's eating the leaves of my sugar snaps?
 

I grow peas every year and don't recall seeing this before. But this is the first time I've been able to grow two crops. I have what I believe to be flea beetles on the bottom of nearby tomatoes, which I doused with diatomaceous earth, but thought these might be snalis or slugs or earwigs.

Slugs I would say
KarenO

[QUOTE=KarenO;735824]Slugs I would say
KarenO[/QUOTE]

Thank you!

Flashlight outside at night may make you sick just seeing how many slimy slugs there are.

Consider me warned! I've been feeling like I should go out there in the dark, but ALL the critters that hang out back there in the dark give me pause.

Slugs and snails are the bane of the garden here. There's a type of slug bait you can get, that is non toxic to humans or pets (contains some iron compound) and does help to reduce populations in the ground. But I tried it in my containers when slugs were eating the tomatoes one year, and it didn't work for some reason... I guess the thought of big juicy tomato was enough to bypass a nasty ol pellet on the way up. :bummer:

Look up electric fence for snails and slugs.
It really works.:yes:

Is that the copper tape? I may have some of that.

ETA; Maybe it's TWO copper tapes! Checking it out.

[QUOTE=Shrinkrap;735942]Is that the copper tape? I may have some of that.

ETA; Maybe it's TWO copper tapes! Checking it out.[/QUOTE]

Two bare wires running parallel with each other connected to a battery or DC power supply.
The slimy slug or stinking snail shorts out on it and turns back. :lol:

Flea beetle damage would be perfectly round tiny holes in the leaves.

Okay; thank you all!

In my garden, that is flea beetles. My slugs are the size of a sharpie. They do not leave
behind the lacy delicate pattern. They feast more aggressively. :evil:

Beer in a jar lid will let you know overnight if that is the problem. Then get some sluggo.
I use DE, slugo, beer traps and have copper tap on the top edge of my raised salad beds.

Hey Shrinkrap, I don't know which part of Norcal you're in, but here in Los Gatos (south of San Jose), I've dealt with a larger-than-previous-years infestation of caterpillars which have been eating my peas and tomatoes. It took me a week or two at first (i thought slugs could be the culprit, but have a dog, and am hesitant to use sluggo), but I finally caught a couple caterpillars in the act. A couple Spinosad treatments have seemed to keep them at bay since then.

[QUOTE=MSchep;736200]Hey Shrinkrap, I don't know which part of Norcal you're in, but here in Los Gatos (south of San Jose), I've dealt with a larger-than-previous-years infestation of caterpillars which have been eating my peas and tomatoes. It took me a week or two at first (i thought slugs could be the culprit, but have a dog, and am hesitant to use sluggo), but I finally caught a couple caterpillars in the act. A couple Spinosad treatments have seemed to keep them at bay since then.[/QUOTE]


Good to know! Thanks. I have found caterpillars on my tomatoes, but the damage looks different, at least on the tomato leaves.


I am in the East Bay; climate more like central valley.