Do Wasps eat (cut) leaves?

[Let's go Brandon!]

Planted this Chinese Parasol last year, with no issues.

So far this year, every new leaf that pops up get ripped to shreds by something...

Have only seen very tiny ants climbing up and down the stalks, and several occasions seen small yellow jackets hovering around or lit on a leaf. Haven't found any nests nearby, but I suspect they are the culprits.

[El Viejo]

Could be leaf cutter ants. Check it during cool weather (evening or night). That's when they move up and down the trees removing leaves. Some wasps will cut pieces of leaves for their nests. Not yellow jackets though. I suspect it's leaf cutters. If so, they are not easy to kill. Best I've usually been able to do is to get them to move to the neighbor's property.

[Landrover]

Leaf cutter ants or caterpillars...…...leaf cutters tend to start on the ends though. Caterpillars will work the middle like your pics. I don't see wasps doing that. AMDRO has a leaf cutter blend that works. I worked with some extension agents on test plots when it was developed back in the late 90"s.

[El Viejo]

Leaf cutter ants or caterpillars...…...leaf cutters tend to start on the ends though. Caterpillars will work the middle like your pics. I don't see wasps doing that. AMDRO has a leaf cutter blend that works. I worked with some extension agents on test plots when it was developed back in the late 90"s.

Does Amdro still make that? I remember buying it and finding it to be the only thing to actually kill them. Then when I looked about 5-10 years ago, I couldn't find it. I emailed Amdro asking about it and they gave me some story about controlling them with something that didn't really work, all while not addressing the question I had asked: "Where is Amdro Leaf Cutter Ant Killer"? I don't need it living in DFW, but when we were in the valley, I sure did.

[Let's go Brandon!]

Are these leaf cutter ants large or small... the only ants I've seen anywhere near it are what we usually refer to as p*ss ants.

[Landrover]

Not sure. I left the ag speciality markets in 2001. Sales were regional at best but it did definitely work!!!

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[El Viejo]

Are these leaf cutter ants large or small... the only ants I've seen anywhere near it are what we usually refer to as p*ss ants.

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Leaf Cutter Ants are about the same size as regular red harvester ants.

[Landrover]

Leaf Cutter Ants are about the same size as regular red harvester ants.

Never seen them that small , but there are thousands of ant subspecies. Did you try 7 Dust yet??

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[Let's go Brandon!]

Leaf Cutter Ants are about the same size as regular red harvester ants.

Thanks. Never even seen a Havester bed anywhere nearby.

[Let's go Brandon!]

Never seen them that small , but there are thousands of ant subspecies. Did you try 7 Dust yet??

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Tried the spray but not actual dust. Also, I will add... do NOT ever put Neem Oil on anything you don't want to almost kill. Bought some of that "organic/all natural" crap on the advice of some tree hugger... it did more damage to tree and every outdoor plant my wife sprayed it on. The tree leaves looked like boiled spinach the next day.

And it stinks all to be-****.

[Reelthreat]

Wasps have to get pulp to make paper nests... not sure if that is what’s happening here but it can happen.

[BTLowry]

WAG here

wasps are after whatever pest is eating leaves

Probably some kind of worm/caterpillar

[SneakyPhil]

My dad was telling me he was at a nursery a few weeks ago looking at roses. He noticed one of the workers would kill some sort of bug on the roses bushes every so often. He finally went over and asked him what he was doing. The guy was killing wasps that were cutting pieces of leaves from the rose bushes. Guy said customers see the leaves and think they are infested with worms and not buy them.

[hornet527]

Could be cut bees