Question

Any idea what could be eating my daughters runner beans? Does anyone recognise the spraint nearby, could thus be the culprit? What to do, she doesn’t want to use anything harmful.  

Answer 1

I would say the poo isn’t related the the beans getting eaten tbh! I would say slugs or snails ! Broken eggs shells round them will help! U think if a rabbit or deer had been nibbling at them you wouldn’t have any left by now ! ‍♀️

Answer 2

Looks like rabbit poo.  

Answer 3

Fox poo ?  

Answer 4

Hedgehog poo? Not sure if they'll eat veg.  

Answer 5

Looks like deer or rabbit poo to me

Answer 6

A Deer, not sure which, are the droppings very small ?  

Answer 7

Maybe try to make a cage around it from wire mesh, if not can it be raised higher?  

Answer 8

Slugs get mine every year.  

Answer 9

Not sure of the scale but looks too big to be rabbit poo.  

Answer 10

Owl poo

Answer 11

Would say hedgehog and they are eating the slugs/caterpillars eating the beans

Answer 12

Oh deer

Answer 13

That looks like hedgehog poo. They'll be actually getting rid of the slugs! Try some egg shells or a sprinkle of used cafetiere coffee on the soil. Pull up the grass/weeds around the plants you wish to grow and sprinkle away oxxxx

Answer 14

If they’re growing in a tub or raised bed you can buy copper tape to put round the outside that’s supposed to work.  

Comments

@aleris it doesn’t work.  

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@aleris yes I use this around my hosts pots and not one nibble for the last couple of years!  

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@coastline i did wonder, I’ve never used it myself.  

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@aleris the sun melted the glue on the back of the copper and it fell off. Tub was full of slugs. sprinkled dried egg shells are your best bet, or dried coffee grounds.  

Answer 15

Leaves look like they have been munched by a Caterpillar or slug. Not sure on the poo, hedgehog?  

Answer 16

Yes slugs. need to feed and water when heathly grow better. no sticks are u growing on the grown ? Mine are top of canes now. Good luck.  

Comments

Katherine, mine are too . I think she was later putting them in, I think she’s about to add poles. They’re in a planter.  

Answer 17

We had loads of caterpillar in the garden this year and they have eaten quite a few of our plants

Answer 18

It could b vine weevil . They munch plants. Gardeners nightmare.  

Comments

Fiona, is there a natural remedy or would it have to be insecticide do you know?  

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@separator33734 . Insecticide I think or they say u come out at night and check for the bugs and pick them off. Me I would get the stuff.  

Answer 19

Hedgehog ?  

Answer 20

Earwigs love a good much at night on runnerbeans

Answer 21

Droppings look like rabbits damage on plants looks like slugs some times if you put some old 2p’s and lp’s round your plants this can work as slug deterrent also slices of cucumber in foil trays like you get on bottom of shop bought pies etc.  

Answer 22

Pigeons!