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Something Is Eating At The Base Of The Limbs On My Crepe Myrtle Causing Them To Fall Off? Looks Like The Damage Of A Cutter Worm

on ferns. Looks like cutter worms on a fern.


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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 06/02/2021 @ 4:27 pm

It could be cutworm damage if you crape myrtle is very young. Here is how to combat them:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/get-rid-cutworms.htm [1]


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