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Q.My laurel has round holes in the leaves but I see no bugs. What is making the holes?

Zone 08840 | Anonymous added on May 9, 2020 | Answered

The holes are perfectly round like someone punched them in the leaves.

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on May 12, 2020

This is actually a fungus called Coryneum blight or shot hole disease. Here's an article that will help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/shot-hole-disease-fungus.htm

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