Help! Leaf Damage on Outdoor Plants — Neem Oil Not Helping

Caterpillars (butterfly & moth larvae) Signs: holes in leaves, sometimes eaten buds. Solution: Bacillus thuringiensis (BT), hand-picking, neem oil as prevention. Grasshoppers / Beetles Signs: large bite marks and irregular holes. Solution: insect netting, neem oil, insecticidal soap. Slugs & Snails Signs: big holes, slime trails on leaves. Solution: iron-based slug pellets, copper rings/barriers, hand-picking at night. Aphids Signs: clusters of small insects on stems/underside of leaves, sticky honeydew. Solution: neem oil, insecticidal soap. Natural predator: ladybugs (they love eating aphids). Spider Mites Signs: tiny yellow/white dots on leaves, fine webs under leaves. Solution: neem oil, insecticidal soap. Natural predator: predatory mites (Phytoseiulus, Amblyseius, etc.). Leaf Miners Signs: white trails/tunnels inside leaves. Solution: remove affected leaves, neem oil as prevention. I hope this little overview could help you a bit😊

Liquid Soap for gardens and small touch of Fairy dish washer solved infestation in my normal garden. Neighbor planted cabbage and we had a lot of caterpillars in our garden too, never before we had any troubles with them ...

Hey 👋 Looks like you got a caterpillar somewhere ! Not sure if neem oil helps when having caterpillars… I would try to search it, and „remove it“ manually… Good luck 🍀 👊