Morning Glories: something is eating little holes in my green foliage,,help, 1 by Rareseedman

Rareseedman wrote:
It is probably "convolvulus hawkmoth"

I use a systemic insecticide here called provado but stay clear of rose clear as it has caused twisting of leaves and stems...but any insecticide I use at 1/4 strength at most 1/2 strength..no use to use a sledge hammer to crack a nut I say.. :P They have started to overwinter here in the UK

Here is a link to convolvulus hawkmoth including it's native range it feasts on morning glories...

http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=C...

The Convolvulus Hawkmoth (Agrius convolvuli) is a moth of the family Sphingidae with a wing span of between 80 and 120 mm native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia and North America but migrating north thousands of kilometres to the temperate parts of the world to produce a summer generation.

Not my photo here is one on a petunia - lovely moth though...!

http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/dit...