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title: "Help! something is eating my mint, it seems to be leaving something…"
description: "Help! something is eating my mint, it seems to be leaving something behind"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Adiel"
published: "2024-04-17T13:15:51.100623Z"
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# Help! something is eating my mint, it seems to be leaving something…

_Posted by Adiel on 2024-04-17_

Help! something is eating my mint, it seems to be leaving something behind

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-hC87Y5Vl0FWcy08mrfit9rr1GoRr4imf5USN0YdNe8/I7bPvh6AS7-FAchs0FsMdw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-hC87Y5Vl0FWcy08mrfit9rr1GoRr4imf5USN0YdNe8/xVFyWlKnRaGggb0eh_60Cw.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-04-17

looks like you’ve got some kind of caterpillar critter and that’s its poo 😅

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-04-17

not a lot of things mess with mint in my experience. I think it’s probably a little cutworm

### FF Hooray commented on 2024-04-17

The mint I have in pots in my London garden regularly gets eaten by slugs. But I agree that the black stuff in your photo is probably caterpillar faeces.

Check your mint plant, especially after dark. You might be able to catch them red handed.

### Adiel commented on 2024-04-17

found them! i have three of them!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-hC87Y5Vl0FWcy08mrfit9rr1GoRr4imf5USN0YdNe8/z0KAy0UhQGmDsFUNmTQq5Q.webp?size=large)

### Adiel commented on 2024-04-18

found 7

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-hC87Y5Vl0FWcy08mrfit9rr1GoRr4imf5USN0YdNe8/z-gEwii-SZ-4SoLVlZGP3w.webp?size=large)

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