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Snap bean > Seedling > Plant cut at base
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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
- Entire leaves missing
- Petioles and stem are sharply cut
- Rabbits can eat entire plant, leaving a "stub" at soil line
