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Snap bean > Seedling > Plant cut at base

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  • Cutworms 1
  • Cutworms 2

Cutworms
Agrotis ipsilon, Peridroma saucia

  • Stem chewed within 1 inch of base of plant (occurs during spring)
  • Damage occurs during spring and summer
  • Can chew holes in leaves (spring and early summer)
  • Cutworms are grayish or brownish and up to 2 inches long; typically found during day hiding in soil
  • More information on Cutworms
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  • Rabbits 1
  • Rabbits 2

Rabbits

  • Entire leaves missing
  • Petioles and stem are sharply cut
  • Rabbits can eat entire plant, leaving a "stub" at soil line

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