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What is eating on my sunflowers #880273

Asked August 05, 2024, 1:49 PM EDT

Sterling Heights, Macomb county

Macomb County Michigan

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From the photos, all I can say is that is a chewing insect - beetle or caterpillar. Several kinds of insects feed during the overnight hours - https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/what-bug-chewed-on-my-plants-last-night

This damage will not kill plant, and it should continue to flower.

David Lowenstein Replied August 05, 2024, 4:42 PM EDT

This work is supported in part by New Technologies for Ag Extension grant no. 2020-41595-30123 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

What is eating on my sunflowers #880273

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