Help: pest identification

stiofan85

Just back from a week away, and my veggies have been destroyed by something. It seems to be attacking everything - beetroot, onions, turnips, brassicas, even geraniums. Loads and loads of small holes. I've attached some pictures. Can anyone help? There seems to be tiny black eggs but no bugs I can see. No caterpillars as I use netting and have caught the few caterpillar eggs that got through.

Trying to avoid pesticides entirely but at this rate I'll lose the whole crop!

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Deub

Could it be slugs?

check under some stones, woods, anything they could hide under. They shouldn’t be far

stiofan85

Hi, thanks, I checked for slugs but I generally don't have many in the garden. I don't know why - maybe it's because they are raised beds, but I'm pretty sure it's not slugs.

On closer inspection I found a few caterpillars on the turnips, but just a few. They could well have done the damage in that area.

I'll go out later tonight and do a slug check. I've DE powder for the chickens, might get that onto the lot to see can I salvage some of what's there.

stiofan85

I've been advised to try "Bacillus thuringiensis" to thwart the caterpillars. I can't find it in the local garden center or b&q/Woodies. Can anyone advise where to buy?

Thanks