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treehug San Jose, CA Jan 05, 2011

I have raised cyclamen for years. Mine are in my garden outdoors in a shady protected area. They are blooming now but all of a sudden for the first time ever, I see dime size holes in the leaves. What is eating them?

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altagardener Calgary, AB(Zone 3b) Jan 05, 2011

Slugs or snails, possibly. Or it could be the effects of hail if your area is prone to that.

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treehug San Jose, CA Jan 05, 2011

Thanks, Snails eat everything else in my garden but never had them touch Cyclamen. But I'll put out some bait.

No hail here.

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BSD Conway, SC Jan 05, 2011

treehug---look under the pot that is sitting next to the plant. Slugs and snails love the bottom of pots sitting on the ground. I have had grasshoppers leave bigs holes like that. Hope it is snails or slugs because you can control them.

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Malus2006 Coon Rapids, MN(Zone 4a) Jan 06, 2011

Look like slugs and snails for sure - look at the heuchera - also holes in it too. Slugs and snails are messy feeders and leaves very different sized holes in leaves. My experiences with grasshoppers is they really loves grasses - figures! I notice grasshoppers only when there are large patches of unmown or very infrequently mown lawns and they also loves to be in taller ornamental grasses. Also maybe when you look under the pot or other hideholes you might find some other bugs that could cause the problem - just tell us what they are.

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shune Burien, WA(Zone 7b) Jan 11, 2011

if there are no slime trails from the slugs, it could also be ear wigs, they feed at night.

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