But....but...they writhe around your finger when you pick them....ewwww. However, as Roger says, they're totally harmless (to you). Just icky. Ugly, too. :-) Ellen Ellen Hornig Seneca Hill Perennials 3712 County Route 57 Oswego NY 13126 USA http://www.senecahillperennials.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <totototo@telus.net> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] popweed and what's blooming > > That damage may be due to climbing cutworms. Slugs only nibble, but the > cutworms are voracious critters that leave erythronium leaves, among > others, > looking like someone has torn great chunks out of them. > ................. > Ugly gray, rather hard to spot until you get the knack. No biting or > stinging > parts, so you can pick them bare-handed. >