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Black Eyed Susan (Rudbekia) >Holes in leaves
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Slugs
- Occurs spring and summer
- Chews ragged, irregular shaped holes in leaves that cross the veins
- Soft-bodied, brownish, up to two or more inches long; snails without shells
- More information on Slugs
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Checkerspot butterfly caterpillar
- Occurs May and June
- Chews holes in leaves of perennials
- Grows over 1 inch long, black with spines
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Deer, rabbit and other animal damage
- All of large sections of leaves are cut off and missing, leaving only a stem or petiole (leaf stalk)
- Animal foot prints or dropping near plant
- Often happens suddenly, overnight
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Hail
- Ragged holes in foliage
- Appears suddenly, after sever weather
- Affects very local area only, sometimes individual plants show damage
- Plants outgrow damage, leaves produced after hail event are undamaged
