I'm at the end of my season and I'm seeing more of the leaf footed bugs than I have in all the other years combined.
ETA - I had more caterpillars and tomato horn worms this year also.
I'm not good at catching them, and usually don't have my gloves on, but sometimes I get lucky and snip them in half or a leg which then really slows them down for the final slash.
Last year I saw beetles for the first time ever, but none this year.
Also the birds have not been too bad; Usually it is the bluejays and mockingbirds. I did leave a lot of decoys up since the hail in late March.
Also since the hail, the few new yellow sticky cards I put out got covered with love bugs, so I am seeing a few aphids per plant here and there.
I haven't bothered to spray since it is so late; blasting the plants with the flat cycle on the hose.
Most of my plants still look really good.
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Good luck with the remainder of your season. I hope you stay bug and disease free.
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