Yup.. that's him. The little *!@)$&*^ that's been eating my snap peas and bush beans.
The kids have learned that we find leaves that are damaged, and then we pull out
The Vegetable and Herb Expert to make a diagnosis. Once we have a firm idea about what we're dealing with... we gather more data. Capturing a specimen for analysis under the
microscope so we can see get a visual is key. Ugly furry ^%!@#$. He's at x40 in this photo.
Here he is at x20. The top of the image is dominated by a penny for perspective of scale.
I only applied the tobacco tea mixture to the ground around the snap peas once. I've applied the hot pepper/soap mixture to the snap peas twice - and only twice due to rain (Rain may have washed off the first round. I'm trying to keep my response proportional). The snap peas that made it out of seedling stage have taken off and the new growth is unadulterated so far. Very few bush beans made it through the war. The mounds in this photo are the second round of bush beans. I've also done a second round of snap peas. Now that I know what to look for, I won't be caught unawares. I
know the enemy, and I'll be ready with the appropriate response next time.
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