Very tiny mites that degrade the quality and storage time for garlic and onions, while also resulting in poor health of the growing plant. Physical Description From UC IPM: Wheat curl mites are microscopic white, worm-like organisms about 0.01 inch (0.25 mm) long. The legs are very small and located near the head. These mites feed […]
stub Species & Taxonomy Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Genus Species: Lifecycle Plants Affected Plants Unaffected Geographical Range Signs & Symptoms Whole Plant Leaves Flowers Fruit Roots/Tubers How to Positively Identify Treatment Prevention & Control Cultural Controls: Habitat: Temperature & Humidity: Mulching & Cultivation Practices: Natural […]
White grubs is the common name of the larvae of several beetles: Japanese Beetles June Bug or June Beetle (also known as May Bug) Potato tubers are one of the things they like to eat. They make large, shallow holes in the tuber, and although they are still safe to eat, the potato won’t be good […]
Symphylans are very small, white, many segmented organisms that you may see in your soil when you pull up a struggling plant. You will notice them darting and scurrying quickly about the root ball or seedling plug. They are also known as symphlans, or “symphys”, pseudocentipedes, or garden centipedes, even though they are not centipedes. They are […]
Also referred to as: Spotted Cucumber Beetles, Striped cucumber beetles, western striped cucumber beetle, southern corn rootworm, Western corn rootworm beetles Acalymma spp., Diabrotica undecimpunctata Physical Description: Light green to yellow little beetles with stripes or spots (very much like a ladybug, but with yellow-green instead of red background). Striped cucumber beetles can overwinter in […]
Sap-sucking insects frequently found in vegetable and ornamental gardens, sometimes causes leaf to become distorted, or reduces crop production. Viruses can also be transmitted by whiteflies. Google images Physical Description clouds of small white insects fly up when plant is disturbed Tiny oval yellowish to green scale-like insects fasten to leaf undersides Sap sucking insects […]
Don’t grow tomatoes near petunias or potatoes, which are hosts for this mite. Physical Description Very tiny mite – must use at least 20x hand lens to see. These mites are whitish yellow with pear-shaped bodies, move very slowly Species & Taxonomy Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Genus Species: Lifecycle Plants Affected Tomatoes Plants […]
Quick Intro Physical Description Google Images Species & Taxonomy Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Genus Species: Lifecycle Plants Affected Plants Unaffected Geographical Range Signs & Symptoms Whole Plant Leaves Flowers Fruit Roots/Tubers How to Positively Identify Treatment Prevention & Control Cultural Controls: Habitat: Temperature & Humidity: Mulching […]
The seedcorn maggot (Delia platura) is a pest that eats seeds and seedlings, and is prevalent in the spring after a wet period. It is in the same genus as the cabbage maggot, and looks the same. It is also known as the larva of the bean seed fly. It is abundant in California, primarily in […]
The genus Delia is a group of flies that are pests to many agricultural crops, primarily in their larval, or maggot, stage. Many individual pest pages redirect here. Physical Description Egg eggs are small and white (~1mm) some of the species’ eggs are slightly curved with a bluntly rounded end Larva Cabbage Maggot images from Google […]