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13Turtles Springfield, OR(Zone 8a) May 06, 2015

Sunflower seedling, still indoors, so far appears to be the only one with skeletonizing leaves. What should I be watching for and do?
Thank you in advance.

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) May 06, 2015

VERY tiny pests, perhaps caterpillar.
I had some herbs stripped down to bare stems, and only found 3 caterpillars, less than 1/2" each. Green, so they were camouflaged among the plants.

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13Turtles Springfield, OR(Zone 8a) May 06, 2015

I found one bb sized white ball on the underside of one leaf. I assume I should destroy the plant? Of course the pest chose the healthiest specimen, can't blame them for that.

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) May 07, 2015

Give it a chance to recover. Keep watching for more pests.

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RickCorey_WA Everett, WA(Zone 8a) May 07, 2015

Sticky-paper traps to catch the beggars?

Spray with soap or soap-and-alcohol to wash off and kill some random, unknown bugs?

Someone said that coffee and coffee grounds tend to repel many kinds of insects, you could try that.

I would try to put the damaged plants where whatever-it-is can't spresad to your other plants. If you have to sacrifice them or put them out in the cold too early, that might be better than infesting every plant you have.

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