Last night I found no cutworms, but a new hungry creature that likes to munch on the cabbage family of plants. I found 11 and removed them. They are likely May beetles, also called June bugs or June beetles. Reading up on them, I suspect that the flashlight may actually have attracted them as they often go to lights at night. However, I think given their size and the kind of eating they do, they have been enjoying our plants on other nights as well. Next time I go on night patrol, I will use the flashlight very sparingly and check for these before I leave. For more info, see:
Jeannine
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