Something is attacking my Mustard Greens

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Ina_33 Durban, South Africa Oct 26, 2009

I bought these Mustard Greens seedlings and they were badly infested with aphids which I got rid of with soap solution. And then some pesky whatevers started invading them. I repeated the soap solution spray; then my garlic,chili and onion potion.
After that I got ugly and started using deadly poisons: Funginex - active ingredient Triforine and Metasystox R - contains oxydemeton-methyl.
I have cut off all the infected leaves in the meantime but am dreading going to look at them again to-morrow.
Picture shows front and back of leaves. Please help!

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HoneybeeNC Charlotte, NC(Zone 7b) Oct 27, 2009

Some mystery pest did the same to my turnip greens - and yesterday I noticed one of the collards was full of holes!

Personally, I leave such things alone - sooner or later some other mystery bug comes along and eats the free-loaders!

Something ate every single leaf from my beets, there were only stalks left. My hubby wanted to pull up the beets, but I said to leave them alone - sure enough they have started to sprout new leaves. Mother Nature has a way of evening things out over time - although sometimes her schedule and mine are not in sync. :)

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vburgjerry Vicksburg, MS Nov 22, 2009

Is your problem resolved? You may want to try BT. It is an organic spray which works pretty well. Buy it at your local nursery.

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weedsfree Magna, UT(Zone 7a) Dec 08, 2009

Slugs, snails and earwigs are the culprits of my collard greens problems. You have to be involved to eradicate those.

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Gymgirl SE Houston (Hobby), TX(Zone 9a) Dec 09, 2009

The pock-marks I've seen before, but I never did identify them, either. But, the holes? Look for a cricket...I had 3 HUGE, HUGE, HUGE crickets jumping through my greens last season.

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