Pest
Caterpillar damage
How to recognise it
Holes and stripped leaves, caterpillars and droppings.
What helps
Hand-pick, cover vegetables with mesh, remove eggs from leaf undersides.
Often a care issue is behind it (watering, light, placement) – the care check in the app helps narrow it down.
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Check a photo – freeTypical organisms: Pieris brassicae, Pieris rapae, Operophtera brumata, Mamestra brassicae, Plutella xylostella