Yesterday I noticed some leaf nibbles on a Tulipa linifolia and assumed it was snails, which I keep in check with desultory hand-picking and the occasional Sluggo. I refrained from applying the latter after reading about Carolyn's chickens and observing how ravenous the resident sparrows an towhees are at the moment. This morning one of the leaves was completely severed a few inches from the base and there was mechanical damage to the outer tepals of a nascent bud. I'd think the latter implicates snails again, but the former seems more mammalian. Cats (and possibly rats or raccoons) are potential culprits. Neighboring Ixia, Dichelostemma and Calochortus were untouched. Anyone have any ideas? I've not seen any cutworms around. Best, Max Oakland CA > Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:19:46 -0700 > From: totototo@telus.net > Subject: Re: [pbs] snails & slugs > > Not only slugs and snails, but climbing cutworms (which can be very > destructive to foliage) and various weevils are suitable targets. > >