Hi, I have some Bok Choy and cos lettuce planted. Something is eating them, but the Bok Choy more than Cos. I'm presuming its not snails or slugs as dont they always leave a silver trail behind, of which there isnt any. I have several planter boxes on a table(like a school table) so high off the ground. Does anyone have an idea what types of bug could be doing this-I live in Melbourne's northern suburbs.
09 Mar 14 John (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I have the same problem with my Bok Choy. It is caterpillars from the white cabbage moth. I try to remove them by hand but some still manage to evade me. A tell tale sign is lots of caterpillar poo in the centre of the plants
I had Bok Choy in also and I initially had cabbage moth catapilliars on it...used some vegie dust and that seemed to do the trick...have eaten it and need to plant more...I am in Melb southern suburbs....good luck
Hi Jenny,
I had a similar problem. Thought it was snails or slugs but then one day found caterpillars on them. They were so small( less than 1cm) I didn't notice them at first, and because they are green they blended in with the colour of my asian greens. The plants were infested and i lost a few of them. Try looking for caerpillars - the cabbage moth type.
- Angela
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