thanks shawnsteve. i know what sow bugs are. but the damage was done mostly to rhizomes in one area where not too many sow. bugs live. thanks for the tip on how to capture and get rid of them. they might be the culprits
do crickets and grass hoppers eat rhizomes?
i was blaming the gouges on this 3 1/2 in. monster, brown grasshopper that i couldn't catch
https://pbase.com/markb249/ima.... it looked very much like this one but browner in color.
but i couldn't tell for sure, i never saw it feeding; only saw the chewed hole. i caught it one night feeding on the ti leaves, and didn't see more holes after that. ( but not before it shredded the cordyline fruticosas😤) i just hope it didn't leave eggs for another crop to hatch.
