Have NEVER had this happen, before, and.....

[David from Dothan]

......I don't know what to think. I have plants that appears to have had such intense light/heat that the chlorophyll, in random leaves, is dissolved and holes burnt into them as if with a magnifying glass

. It's happening to plants on the front porch that gets direct sun from midmorning to mid-afternoon and to okra plants in the back garden. The strange part is that ALL the leaves are not "laser" burnt.

 

[PaulB3]

Looks like leaf-miner damage .........what are they on the bottom of leaf in pic2?? Could they be the culprits??? .

 

[Chuck]

That's caterpillar damage. @PaulB3 is correct. Those are inch worms. Spray with Bt. You've got to maintain a visual inspection daily. That damage is days old.

 

[David from Dothan]

I had the same damage on these "tropicals"......still caterpillar damage, you think?

 

[Chuck]

I had the same damage on these "tropicals"......still caterpillar damage, you think?View attachment 53506

It probably is. Inch worms are alike army worms. When you have one you've got hundreds. And when inch worms are babies they are a little hard to see.

 

[Logan]

Could be that you got water on them when it was sunny.

 

[David from Dothan]

Could be that you got water on them when it was sunny.

Don't think that happened.....I only water at he base of the plants and, usually, later in the afternoons.

 

[Logan]

Don't think that happened.....I only water at he base of the plants and, usually, later in the afternoons.

I know it's a silly question but do you have cold nights there? They don't like the cold, do the stems look alright close to the soil? I know cucumbers can have stem rot if they get too wet, could it be that?

 

[David from Dothan]

I know it's a silly question but do you have cold nights there? They don't like the cold, do the stems look alright close to the soil? I know cucumbers can have stem rot if they get too wet, could it be that?

Oh, Lord no.......nights are very warm.....

 

[Matriste]

Hmm i think i might need to get me some BT