rhubarb eaten by insects

After sowing and well watered and manured, I discovered leaves eaten. What causes this to happen?

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#1 Comment By shelley On 05/19/2015 @ 10:41 pm

Slugs, snails and beetles are typically the usually suspects. Snails and slugs typically come out at night so you may want to go out with a flashlight at nightfall and see if you can spot them. Deer and rabbits typically leave rhubarb alone unless they are desperate.

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