stripped seedloin

[dizzy]

Please help!! I recently had a new seedling totally stripped of all leaves by some insect i assume. All that is left is a stem! If i leave it alone will it still grow or am i just wasting my time and space? Any help would be great. Thanks!

[homegrown]

hey dizzy, sad to say, i dont think there's much you can do for her without any leaves..find that bug and exterminate!

[dizzy]

Thanks homegrown, never had it happen before, but that is the second seedling in 3 days to go down, looks like i have some hunting to do!

[homegrown]

are you indoors? tent?

[dizzy]

No outside, I have been using the same spot for years in the yard, never had a problem, but its making me work for it this year!!

[homegrown]

ohh hell...lol, thats gonna be hard to track down. Maybe try and cover them with a dome( plastic bottle with vents) or a dollar store butterfly net? i would think you would notice a caterpillar or worm, so i would rule that out..i'd be swaying toward grasshopper,crickets(they love weed) ..

[dizzy]

It was actually covered with a plastic dome with 6mm holes drilled into it! It has got me stuffed how it is happening! I have covered the holes with tape so hopefully it will still be there in the morning.

[stump]

check for slugs

[homegrown]

oooo....yes, what stump said..forgot about them..is there any shiny trails of goo on the soil?

[dizzy]

thanks Stump, they were still there this morning after i covered the holes, seems to have done the trick, no evidence of slug trails.