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PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2004 2:47 pm 
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I noticed today that the "bark" off my white bean (canellini) plants are being stripped off from just below the soil level to 3-4 inches up the plant. The plants are only 18" or so tall and I've already lost one to this problem.

I have not seen any pests on these plants, and I'm totally organic. The plants have been thriving and flowering and I've got tiny pods on one. Each plant has a chicken wire cage around it to prevent squirrels from messing with it.

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It could be June Bugs. Go out there at night with a flashlight and see if that is the culprit. Do you foliar feed? Try Garrett Juice, Maxicrop and/or a garlic pepper tea spray.

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Really? June Bugs? I had no idea that they did that. Fortunately the plants were very healthy prior to this attack and I have sprayed them with Bioform and after it dried I doused it with DE ..mostly along the trunk where it's being eaten. So far so good. The bean pods continue to grow and the plant doesn't look like it's in too much stress. Do you think it could be pill bugs also? I see a lot of them at the base if the plants.

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