RE: Bug bites
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Conversely, I have been taught by John Kempf that a weak plant is the one they will attack. A healthy plant ALREADY has the strong components and they leave it alone. I've found this to be true in my gardens as I have worked for nearly 20 years to bring a balance of all needed nutrients to it. As I get closer and closer, the pest and disease problems get fewer and fewer.
So, no, I don't use bug eaten things to eat or make medicine.
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I think it's a combination of both!
In my anecdotal examples, ALL my bean plants have mealy bugs, yes? But if I forget to water a single one and it becomes stressed, the little pests swarm on that individual. But they are still present on every other plant even though those are in tip top shape! (Oh, I hate scale insects!)
The weakened plants probably make an easy target but I'm sure the healthy ones are better. But the more good they are, there must be a threshold for the bug because they have higher toxic defence?
I wish we could just interview an insect
Thats the usual perspective and one I appreciate too. I posted this because some folks have an absolute fear of using anything slightly nibbled and waste that golden opportunity.