Some ideas on what to look 
for in the garden 
Following is a list of vegetables and 
the insects that most commonly attack 
them: 
ASPARAGUS—tThe Asparagus Beetle. 
BEANS—Mexican Bean Beetle. Aphids. 
Leaf Hoppers. Red Spider Mites. 
BEETS, CHARD and SPINACH—Aphids. 
Spinach Flea Beetle, Spinach Leaf Miner. 
CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER, BROCCOLI, 
BRUSSEL SPROUTS — Cabbage Worm. 
Cabbage Looper. Root Maggots. Aphids. 
CARROTS, CELERY—Carrot Weevil, Leaf 
Tyers. 
CORN—Corn Borer. Ear Worm. 
CUCURBITS (VINE PLANTS) — Melon 
Aphid. Striped Cucumber Beetle, 12 
Spotted Cucumber Beetle. Squash Vine 
Borer. Squash or Stink Bug. 
LETTUCE—6 Spotted Leaf Hooper. 
ONIONS—Thrips. Onion Maggot. 
PEAS—Pea Aphid. 
POTATO, TOMATO, EGGPLANT, PEP- 
PER—Aphid. Colorado Potato Beetle. 
Flea Beetle. Leaf Hopper. Tomato Horn 
Worm. Tomato Fruit Worm, (This is the 
corn ear worm.) Cut worm. 
WHAT THEY DO 
APHID—Sucks. Coiors and sizes varied, 
Found on under side of leaf and on stems. 
Soft-bodied, wingless—also with long, 
narrow transparent wings 3 times as long 
as its body. Causes discoloring or curl- 
ing of leaves. 
ASPARAGUS BEETLE — Gnaws shoots 
and feeds on foliage. 
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE — Chews. 8 
black spots on each wing. Spiny larvae 
skeletonizes leaves, 
CABBAGE WORM—Velvety green with 
yellow stripes. Chews holes in leaves. 
CABBAGE LOOPER—Pale green with 
white stripes along sides. Chews. 
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE — Lays 
yellowish orange eggs in groups of 20-30 
on underside of leaves, 5 yellow and 5 
black stripes on each wing. Chews. 
CUCUMBER BEETLE—Yellow with 3 
black stripes on back. Chews. 
CUT WORM—Cuts off plant at soil level. 
Found within 8”-10” radius of plant, about 
an inch below ground surface. Dull col- 
ored, variably-striped. Curled up. Chews. 
CARROT WEEVIL — Chews. Legless, 
brown headed grub. Tunnels into crown 
of plant, filled with a sawdust like ma- 
terial or sealed up with black exudate 
to hide eggs. 
CODLING MOTH—Pinkish white, brown- 
headed worms eat holes from side or 
blossom end of apple to core. 
CORN BORER—Chews. Found on under 
side of leaves. Flat masses of pearly 
white eggs, overlapping like scales and 
pinkish worms 1” long with dark heads, 
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A PORTRAIT GALLERY 
OF GARDEN ENEMIES: 
SUCKING INSECTS 
ait : 
GLADIOLUS © 
THRIP, 1/16" 
BEET LEAF 
_ HOPPER, Ya" 
— CHEWING. INSECTS—— 
ASPARAGUS ROOT MAGGOT, _ 
BEETLE, 7320 fs 
CUT WORM, 
4" ee 
FLEA BEETLE 
V/16" 
_ POTATO 
BEETLE, 3/,” 
CODLING MOTH, 
Vee Var 
brownish, with white stripes along sides. 
Found in silk end of ear. 
FLEA BEETLE—Chews. Shiny, black, 
round beetle. Chews sieve-like holes. 
LEAF-HOPPER—Sucks. Found on under 
side of leaves. Pale green. Slender wing- 
ed, wedge shaped. Gives leaf tips 
scorched appearance, puckering. 
TOMATO HORN WORM—Chews. Large 
green worm with yellow markings and 
prominent horn-like projection at rear. 
THRIPS—Sucks. Tiny yellow or brown- 
ish slender bodied, pointed at both ends. 
Narrow plume-like wings. Nymphs wing- 
less, same size and shape, but watery 
white with bright red eyes. 
ROOT MAGGOT—Chews. Causes pale 
yellowish green plants that wilt and die. 
Check dirt at roots for white legless worm 
or elongated white eggs. 
CHINCH BUG, 
ot 3/16" 
MELON APHID, _ 
CABBAGE 
WORM, 1°” 
SQUASH VINE 
BORER, ‘/2" 
CABBAGE 
-- LOOPER, 11/2 
CORN EAR WORM —Chews. Green a 
TARNISHED _ 
PLANT BUG, ¥/a" 
CABBAGE 
3/32" APHID, 1/32" 
STRIPED CUCUMBER SPOTTED CUCUMBE 
BEETLE, Vo" * 
TOMATO HORN > 
WORM, 3"-4" 
MEXICAN BEAN CORN BORER, 
BEETLE, 5/16" Le 
CARROT 
WEEVIL, 1/s" 
CORN EAR 
WORM, /4""- 14/2 
SPIDER MITE—Sucks. Found at ap- 
ple blossom time on under side of leaves. 
8 legged, very tiny, reddish, whitish, 
greenish mite, Causes yellow or brown 
blotches on leaves with powdery ap- 
pearance on under side. 
SQUASH OR STINK BUG—Sucks. Egg 
clusters of 25-50 reddish brown eggs 
found on under side of leaves. Bug flat, 
brownish and stinking. 
SQUASH VINE BORER—Chews. Wasp- 
wings and transparent under wings. Ab- 
domen marked with red or orange. Legs 
have orange, black and white hair. White 
worm with dark brown head. Look for 
dull, red oval eggs on stems. 
Different bugs require different treat- 
ments. We carry a full line of effective 
insecticides and sprayers. Ask us about 
them. 
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