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title: "Anyone know what would eat across the top of my elephant ears like…"
description: "Anyone know what would eat across the top of my elephant ears like this? Assuming it’s a pest. Ty!"
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published: "2025-03-10T12:49:27.345551Z"
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# Anyone know what would eat across the top of my elephant ears like…

_Jack님이 2025-03-10에 게시함_

Anyone know what would eat across the top of my elephant ears like this? Assuming it’s a pest. Ty!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/FZfDrvmq5q1DpOD-rYHg9IM-xF7hmTRiFVBfEwIoaMY/aEXA_v60TLqE25VaKoQ2KA.webp?size=large)

## 10개의 댓글

### Ashlynne님이 2025-03-10에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Have you checked for caterpillars? I seen someone else awhile back say they had a caterpillar eat an entire leaf off their plant in a matter of like a week. Not sure how common that would be tho.

#### Jack님이 2025-03-10에 답변했습니다.

I don’t see any but I guess they would be in the soil?

#### Ashlynne님이 2025-03-10에 답변했습니다.

I don’t know much either LOL. I definitely just wanted to throw the idea your way. If I remember correctly the lady from awhile back found one on the stem of her plant but i quickly looked it up. And they will hide anywhere like rolled up leaves and it says they eat at night!

#### Michelle’s Hobby님이 2025-03-11에 답변했습니다.

That’s what I was thinking!!

### Ashlynne님이 2025-03-10에 댓글을 남겼어요.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sMkFAbQVk1Ji4U1dA_iyeyiilPlDofyPVrP_8V1TD3A/jb-QF6DqSNij1j-bxkc8iQ.webp?size=large)

### Ashlynne님이 2025-03-10에 댓글을 남겼어요.

They hide in soil as well

#### Jack님이 2025-03-10에 답변했습니다.

I might try some neem oil if it keeps happening I don’t see any right now but thank you!

### Sunny님이 2025-03-10에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Caterpillars hide between structure, pots, under leaves and wrap leaves like a sleeping bag. The photo shows over night damage on the largest leaf of my dragon tail plant. It took me two days of getting outside early to catch the big brown caterpillar. They go into hiding early morning.

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/lMNnNffVR2Czr2DmFnjUuA.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/6FqDJ-J9RzydExGiRbveqQ.webp?size=large)

#### Jack님이 2025-03-10에 답변했습니다.

Ty I’ll keep an eye out

### Gigglzngreenz님이 2025-03-11에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Captain Jack’s Dead Bug spray will get them but you have to make sure you saturate it so the spray gets down into all the cracks and folds, and you can clean your plants with neem oil for maintenance to prevent the little creatures from eating. They don’t like the bitter oil.

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