Do I have leafcutter bees??

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revclaus (Judith) Denver, CO(Zone 5b) Jun 27, 2007

The holes are showing up on these nicotianas and also my new clematis. It looks life leafcutters, but I want to be sure. Thanks.

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sempervirens Northern, NJ(Zone 6b) Jun 28, 2007

revclaus, The photo shows what leaves look like after leafcutter bees cut the leaf. I'm not sure what the holes are on your plants.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jun 28, 2007

I agree, not leafcutter bees. Maybe slugs or snails?

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revclaus (Judith) Denver, CO(Zone 5b) Jun 28, 2007

Not six floors up in a dry climate. Thanks for trying, though.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jun 28, 2007

They like my dry climate just fine! The snails do at least, don't see too many slugs here. I agree they're not going to climb buildings...but they or their eggs could have hitched a ride on something without you realizing it.

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revclaus (Judith) Denver, CO(Zone 5b) Jun 28, 2007

That's true. I do buy a lot of plants online, and they come from places that have slugs...hmmmm.

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Mobi Denver, CO(Zone 6a) Jul 07, 2007

Here's a close up picture of what leaf cutter bees do. FYI

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revclaus (Judith) Denver, CO(Zone 5b) Jul 07, 2007

The damage to my leaves is more irregular than that. Here's a photo from this morning's clematis.

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tednugent Dripping Springs, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 07, 2007

the holes look like stink bug damage to me .

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