Jade critters
- Thread starter nurvbonsai
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SFDrake
Mame
Not sure what your seeing, but it looks like you have a slug on there to me. Also something is munchin on your leaves. I would get rid of them asap. Put a cup of beer out overnight. They drown in it. Used to work in my mom's garden, she had alot of them. I would spray the plant with neem oil to take care of anything else
Desert O'Piñon
Omono
Michael P
Omono
It is a caterpillar and it is eating your jade.
nurvbonsai
Shohin
Okay I’ll use neems oil
The Barber
Chumono
I'd hardly call the damage I can see in the photo harmless. I would just look closely at the entire jade and manually remove the worm or worms.
nurvbonsai
Shohin
Okay understatement of the year. Should I nip the growth? Thanks.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Just pick it up and put it in the garden. Why kill it?
why would you?
Just leave it there. It will continue growing or create new side-branches.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
That is a canker worm. They come in several color schemes 
They are hungry little #@$^&! I just removed one from a big cedar elm. It had defoliated an entire branch in about four hours while I was at work. Pick it off, smoosh it. Don't get all warm and fuzzy over it. They're persistent and usually have friends. You got one, you will likely get more.
extension.psu.edu
They are hungry little #@$^&! I just removed one from a big cedar elm. It had defoliated an entire branch in about four hours while I was at work. Pick it off, smoosh it. Don't get all warm and fuzzy over it. They're persistent and usually have friends. You got one, you will likely get more.
Fall Cankerworm
The fall cankerworm is a native pest of hardwood trees in North America. It causes some defoliation in the forest every year, with larger outbreaks occasionally.
extension.psu.edu
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Now a few times already it feels like you are using some chatGTP to come up with answers. This answer is so far off base that I wonder why?
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Check the timing too; two minutes between sharply formulated answers on entirely different threads. As far as I know, I'm one of the few people adding dashes for readability in a spoken-word-type-of-writing on this entire forum and this guy makes them extra long like AI does.
Language-wise, the structure is also very generated: Compliment, filler, answer, positive end note.
The guy is either posting AI generated answers or a full on bot. @Bonsai Nut can you have a look?
Note: this comment alone took me 4 minutes to both check the Terms and Rules and to review some of the guys comments. And some time to think on whether I even want to post this.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Too late. I wrote the head nut earlier today asking to look into a bot posting. The account is gone.
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Yeah, I noticed it right after posting that all traces have been removed.
That was thorough! I should've made AI do the typing for me, I would've been on time!
Also, I found another person using a dash in a sentence - so I'm not the only one! I stand self-corrected!
That was thorough! I should've made AI do the typing for me, I would've been on time!
Also, I found another person using a dash in a sentence - so I'm not the only one! I stand self-corrected!
SailDesign
Seedling
Where else would you use a dash, but in a sentence - these things are important!!
Michael P
Omono
Excellent work Bot Hunters!
leatherback
The Treedeemer
All credits to the Head Nut, a.k.a. @Bonsai Nut
nurvbonsai
Shohin
Man, I don’t check the page in a few days and it’s gotten way off track. Thanks for all of the genuine replies though. I love bonsai and this community.
