Grasshoppers

[xvart]

Hello, everyone. I haven't been posting much because I haven't really grown many CPs the last few years. I have one Nepenthes now on my porch, a decently size ventrata. Recently it has been getting eaten up by something and when I water I often find large grasshoppers on it. Do grasshoppers eat leaves? And any recommendations on treatment would be helpful as I have forgotten all the pest control methods in my growing absence.



Thanks for your help!

xvart.

 

[Iwest]

Yes, grasshoppers mainly eat leaves, and judging by the amount of the leaf that is missing, I'd say the grasshoppers are most likely responsible

 

[Plant Planter]

Ouch. That's some serious damage there. And yes, grasshoppers eat leaves. Several have escaped my plants by just eating their ways out (which I do NOT appreciate).

 

[xvart]

Thanks for the confirmation. Most of the damage happened while I was out of town. I hadn't noticed any prior to leaving. I've brought the Nepenthes inside for now, but any suggestions of prevention?

xvart.

 

[kevnep]

It was definitely the grasshopper! Get it away from your plant. I recently found one sitting on a nep in my greenhouse. Upon closer inspection i noticed it had been snacking not only on the leaves but the growth pojnt as well

 

[PsychoSarah]

I have heard of people putting hot pepper juice on the leaves of their plants to deter pests from munching on them