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  • Rabbit damage 1
    Credit: Michelle Grabowski, University of Minnesota Extension
  • Rabbit damage 2

    Credit: Jeff Hahn, University of Minnesota Extension

  • Rabbit damage 3

    Credit: Michelle Grabowski, University of Minnesota Extension

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green arrowRabbit

  • All or large sections of leaves are cut off and missing, leaving only a stem or petiole
  • Plants are cut off with a clean-cut angle (45°), not ragged
  • Animal  foot prints or droppings may be seen near plant
  • Damage often happens suddenly, often overnight
  • More information on rabbits
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  • Deer damage 1
    Credit: M. Oldakowski
  • Deer damage 2

    Credit: Michelle Grabowski, University of Minnesota Extension

  • Deer droppings 3

    Credit: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

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green arrowDeer

  • All or large sections of leaves are cut off and missing, leaving only a stem or petiole
  • Plants are not cut off clean, but ragged
  • Animal foot prints or droppings may be seen near plant
  • Damage often happens suddenly, often overnight
  • More information about deer
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  • Slug 1
    Credit: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Slide Set, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Bugwood.org
  • Slug 2

    Credit: Karen Blaedow, University of Minnesota Extension

  • Slug 3

    Credit: Gary Bernon, USDA APHIS, Bugwood.org

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green arrowSlugs

  • Occur in spring and summer
  • Chew ragged, irregular shaped holes in leaves that cross the veins
  • Silvery shiny winding trails may be seen on leaves
  • Soft-bodied, brownish, up to two or more inches long; snails without shells
  • Feed primarily at night
  • More information on slugs
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  • Spotted cucumber beetle 1
    Credit: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
  • Spotted cucumber beetle 2

    Credit: Jeffrey Hahn, University of Minnesota Extension

  • Spotted cucumber beetle 3

    Credit: Jeffrey Hahn, University of Minnesota Extension

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green arrowSpotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata

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