Growing Mint, also Garden mint

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26 Jan 13 Sue (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Something is eating my mint at night time , I put snail and slug pellets down but whatever is eating it the pellets arnt working, the bugs have nearly stripped all the leaves bare just leaving the storks.
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27 Jul 14 (Australia - temperate climate)
I had the same problem for the last two winters. Late one night I went to the mint growing box with a flashlight and voila I found all my mint covered in little green caterpillars. I have no idea what they were, but spent an hour or so for the next couple of nights picking them off. The caterpillars will not be found during the day and are hard to see of a night but persistence is the key. Happy hunting!! John
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02 Jun 13 Meg (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Sue The same thing happened to my mint and lemon balm. I looked very closely at the remaining mint plant and I finally noticed a bright green caterpillar on a stalk. It was extremely well hidden against the green stalk! I picked it off and found one more. The lemon balm had a slightly curled leaf, which upon inspection, was a home to a well protected heap of caterpillar eggs. Dipel will get rid of them, but if plant is small you can look for pests and pick them off. Good luck!
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