It is terrible to walk through the garden and see holey leaves. Since the home garden plants are sprayed with BT after every rain, it is especially scary. It isn’t all bad however. The holey leaves are very rare. They are probably leaves that were missed by the sprayer. Some of the undesirable insects are necessary to feed the beneficial insects.
The insects that prey on other insects are not attracted to healthy plants. They are attracted to the leaves with holes. This is a signal to them that there may be a meal under that leaf. Organic gardeners know that a healthy garden is a complete ecosystem. Excluding or poisoning the bad bugs also kills the good bugs. This could mean pollinators as well as predators.
If there are a lot of lacy leaves, more attention should be paid to the organic pest control. A few isolated leaves can be thought of as a break room for the beneficial predators.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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