The war on stolons continues. It seems to be moving slowly from one plant to another in the same general area.
I was thinking some subterranean creature might be poking thru the surface and nibbling.
Here' the latest victim. Notice the severed stolon and conspicuous bite-marks right there.
This is the first problem on this plant after some problems with the neighboring plant, which in turn had occurred after
it's neighbor had been attacked.
Seems like the perp is moving from one plant to the next, biding his time.
No slug slime trails of any sort.
I remember having bite-marks like this a long time ago and found a very large pill bug right next to a bite-mark one night.
Here's another picture from a couple inches away. Maybe the culprit has been working his mischief on this plant for some time now.
The damage is always low on the plant, just about ground level. The severed stolons are always ground runners.
Cutworm?
Now that I think about it, I have in the past noticed this sort of bite-mark here and there but it seemed like no big deal. During chick season it becomes a problem.
Time for another late-night flashlight party.
