Problem area
Pests and what they do to plants
Most pests are easier to identify by the damage they leave than by catching the culprit in the act. Stippled leaves, ragged holes, sticky residue, fine webbing and notched edges each point to a different offender. Start with the damage you can see.
Stippled, speckled leaves (spider mites)Sticky residue and curling tips (aphids)Ragged holes overnight (slugs and snails)Notched leaf edges (vine weevil)Fine webbing under leavesClouds of small white flies