Found what is eating my plants

itsofishel

itsofishel

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I'm doing my first grow so far so good. Been reading and reading so many different problems that have come up for others and I haven't found this one yet. First I thought I had something eating my leaves ( insects, caterpillars, etc) so tried everything from Neem to BT, but tonight I finally found the culprit. Lizards...... this one in pic is so small or my leaves are just that big, jk anyways, does anyone have a great way to keep them off my plants? Was thinking about a screen enclosure but that might be much on public land here in Florida. Any thoughts would be so appreciated.

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GreatwhiteNorth

GreatwhiteNorth

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z.bud said:
That Lizard isn't eating your leaves!!!!!!
Its a brown anole. They are strictly carnivorous. Its probably eating insects in your plants. It looks like a baby. Maybe 2" long.
Lizards are not the culprit......
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zbud is on it - the anole is eating what ever is eating your plants.
 
greenlikemoney

greenlikemoney

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You are growing on public land? That's not very smart, since your plants now belong to the public, not a private entity, and should another member of the public choose to swipe your plants, you only have yourself to blame.
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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It's a raptor, little bastards are everywhere in south Florida these days:

[video=youtube;sk_1fc85GJY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk_1fc85GJY[/video]
 
itsofishel

itsofishel

Member
Yeah, after posting I thought the lizard is eating what is there, hence, not the leaves but insects. The fact I'm using different insect and slug killers... my thinking is has to be something else. yeah, I know, everyone here has it figured out however, PLEASE I BEG YOU, do a simple search for "What is eating my leaves" and you get every little remedy under the sun from one end of the spectrum to the other. from talk the insects out to the strongest chemicals. Some are fucking crazy ideas but, hell my post is the one getting hit by smart ass comments with zero ideas. If I said it's not the lizards... then I would get 5 replies saying it is the lizard. If I say I'm growing on private land, I would get replies explaining how dumb that was etc, etc, etc. This place is full of confusion, zero help thank you. What a waste of time. I thought stoners weren't such haters, what gives?

Now, let the pile it on begin.
 
MonkeyGrinder

MonkeyGrinder

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Picked up some sevendust for bugs. Worked well for me.
Used repelall spray for animals. Didn't lose any to animals.
I plan on using both until it goes the other way from here on out.
As far as growing on public land you gotta do what you gotta do. Some of us don't live in happy rainbow lands where we can grow in our yards. Inb4 move to a legal state.
Try sevendust out though if you think it's bugs. You should be able to pick up both products for under 20$ and that's together.
 
z.bud

z.bud

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Its of I Shel,
I was not trying to be a dick. I just did not want u to kill the lizard in your plant.It could help you kill the pests naturally with no ppesticides. I see no leaf damage in the pic, little nutrient dif. Could be cutworms, they come out at night to eat, and live in the leaves near the plant.
You should spend some time reading the forums. Tones of useful info on here.
Good luck
 
wpxtacoman477

wpxtacoman477

Active Member
itsofishel said:
Yeah, after posting I thought the lizard is eating what is there, hence, not the leaves but insects. The fact I'm using different insect and slug killers... my thinking is has to be something else. yeah, I know, everyone here has it figured out however, PLEASE I BEG YOU, do a simple search for "What is eating my leaves" and you get every little remedy under the sun from one end of the spectrum to the other. from talk the insects out to the strongest chemicals. Some are fucking crazy ideas but, hell my post is the one getting hit by smart ass comments with zero ideas. If I said it's not the lizards... then I would get 5 replies saying it is the lizard. If I say I'm growing on private land, I would get replies explaining how dumb that was etc, etc, etc. This place is full of confusion, zero help thank you. What a waste of time. I thought stoners weren't such haters, what gives?

Now, let the pile it on begin.
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fuck yeah dude, I know your pain.. put it to em (:
 
Vless

Vless

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itsofishel said:
I'm doing my first grow so far so good. Been reading and reading so many different problems that have come up for others and I haven't found this one yet. First I thought I had something eating my leaves ( insects, caterpillars, etc) so tried everything from Neem to BT, but tonight I finally found the culprit. Lizards...... this one in pic is so small or my leaves are just that big, jk anyways, does anyone have a great way to keep them off my plants? Was thinking about a screen enclosure but that might be much on public land here in Florida. Any thoughts would be so appreciated.

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im growing in florida 2!
 
C

Colorado Old Guy

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Don't bother the lizards, they are your, and your plants friends. Take a real close look at your plants, yes, with a glass...you are going to find a bug under the leaves and, if you look really close, you will find that what you need to be concerned with is bigs, not lizards.
 
C

Colorado Old Guy

Active Member
Maybe, use a bug killer like malathion or permethrin. I know that may shock all those organic guys out there but, until the plants start blooming you can get away with it with no adverse issues....don't use this stuff after blooming, it don't taste good.....
 
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