Solved What does this to my plant leaves? its driving me nuts, i cant catch critter!

this is happening to many of my plants, the critter does not seem to be fussy: my m9 cherry-tree leaves / petasites / hollyhock as can be seen in picture.... more to the point, how do i get rid of it?

thanks, karaman

 

Looks like slugs or snails to me.

 

Hi its most likely some sort of pest : it looks like slugs but it could be Caterpillars, the larvae of moths and butterflies, feed on leaves of different plants and can cause significant damage. keep checking your plants especally at night and maybe spray with neem oil, or Epson salts sprinkle the salt around the base of the plant even essential oils like peppermint or spearmint

 

thank you both for reply, will buy neem oil a.s.a.p. ; thanks for the tip, much appreciated- karaman