On May 12, 10:18 am, Brandon Riffel wrote:
Can anybody help me figure out what is eating on my veggies? I have
Early Girl and Goliath tomatoes growing in a half barrel that have
complete limbs that are missing foliage. There are small black
dropping on the bare branches. I also noticed some bird dropping in
the soil as well. I have cages around them which would give a bird a
wonderful perch while pecking my plants.

I also have some green beans that are being nibbled on. They are in
the garden which is not protected from wildlife. I've noticed a pair
of doves haning out on the shed next to the garden and sometimes I
seen the female in the garden. We also have a martin house that
attracts lots of sparrows whcih I see near the garden. Is it the
birds that are nibbling holes in the leaves of the beans, or some sort
of insect. Here are some pictures.

Tomatoeshttp://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7974/plantdamage2007001largedr0.jpghttp://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5795/plantdamage2007002largelu4.jpghttp://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7288/plantdamage2007003largepn5.jpghttp://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9783/plantdamage2007004largeef8.jpg

Beanshttp://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7171/plantdamage2007005largewa9.jpghttp://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4199/plantdamage2007006largemh2.jpghttp://img516.imageshack.us/img516/8421/plantdamage2007007largeac2.jpg

Thank you,
Brandon Riffel

Ain't the birds, doves, martins, and sparrows don't eat leaves.
They're most likely eating the bugs eating the leaves.