What's eating my pineapple upsidedown cake hosta?

Hostas are magnets for slugs and snails, which chew ragged holes through leaves overnight. Deer browse them heavily in suburban gardens. Vine weevils attack roots. Use iron phosphate slug pellets, deer repellent spray, and neem soil drench for weevils. Physical barriers and night patrols help in wetter climates.

Ragged, irregular holes in leaf blades, often overnight; slime trails visible in the morning Apply iron phosphate pellets around crowns; hand-pick at night; use copper tape edging around containers

Leaves and stems browsed to the ground, especially in spring when growth is soft and new Spray with commercial deer repellent; install physical fencing; plant alongside strongly scented plants

Notched leaf margins from adult beetles; wilting and crown collapse from larvae feeding on roots Apply beneficial nematodes (Steinernema kraussei) to soil in late summer; use vine weevil drench