What’s Eating My Hong Kong Orchid Tree Leaves?

I have a Hong Kong Orchid Tree. Something is eating leaves. Pic attached. What do you recommend for killing bugs?

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 06/09/2020 @ 11:10 am

It is hard to say without catching the pest in the act, but it does resemble leafcutter ant damage.

There are leafcutter bees, and many other pests that will do this, though.

A general purpose insecticide will resolve things, usually.

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