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Who eats basil

Mr. Presentable · 2011-06-07 17:38:08

I have a small amount of basil in the greenhouse. In the last few days something has been leaving small holes in some of the leaves, but not chewing the edges. Any idea what the culprit is likely to be? I have only seen a few ants and some aphids, but not on the basil.

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07-06-2011 6:38pm

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Mr. Presentable

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I have a small amount of basil in the greenhouse. In the last few days something has been leaving small holes in some of the leaves, but not chewing the edges.

Any idea what the culprit is likely to be? I have only seen a few ants and some aphids, but not on the basil.

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#2 07-06-2011 11:45pm
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Have you checked for Italian midgets?:D

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#3 08-06-2011 9:07am
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Basil Brush:D

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#4 08-06-2011 12:32pm
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sounds like you got basil fawlty

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#5 08-06-2011 12:45pm
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Did you look at the under side of the leaf .greenfly love Basil but I dont think they would do that sort of damage.
I wonder is it watering damage and then the droplets burnt up by the sun. Did you water the leaf or at ground level?

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