# What is eating my Dogwood?

**URL:** <https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/what-is-eating-my-dogwood/1146>\
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**Created:** [October 5, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/what-is-eating-my-dogwood/1146 "2022-10-05T19:37:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![jrwhitman98](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jrwhitman98](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/jrwhitman98)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/what-is-eating-my-dogwood/1146/1 "2022-10-05T19:37:32Z")

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Does anyone have any idea who (what) is eating my dogwood leaves? Could it be leaf cutter bees? Do we have them here?

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**Author:** ![vihorwood](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ba9def/32.png) [@vihorwood](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/vihorwood)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/what-is-eating-my-dogwood/1146/2 "2022-10-05T23:03:20Z")

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Leaf cutter bees? That would be my guess.

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**Author:** ![Majgal](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/majgal/32/342_2.png) [@Majgal](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/Majgal)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/what-is-eating-my-dogwood/1146/3 "2022-10-06T18:09:01Z")

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I agree. Leaf cutter bees. Good guys.

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**Author:** ![Likes\_birds](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@Likes\_birds](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/Likes_birds)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/what-is-eating-my-dogwood/1146/4 "2022-10-10T14:15:47Z")

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Definitely leaf cutter bees. A few years ago they liked our epimediums but this year they are using various plants. They are ground or cavity nesters and one of the best pollinators. They carry pollen on their abdomen.