Something is eating the leaves on my hosta plants. What should I do?

Something is eating the leaves on my hosta plants. What should I do?
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You could make up a spray bottle of water and 1 teasp of dish detergent shake and spray all the leaves after the sun goes down....try to get underneath the leaves.  This is the safest thing to use.  I am thinking that deer might have eaten your plants....put 2 or 3 drops of hot sauce to that soapy mix.....they will eat anything.  After a rain, spray again.
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