Gardening Pests

Common Insect & Pest Control Chart

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Pest Damage Organic Control Chemical Control
Aphids Vegetables, Flowers, Herbs,Sshrubs, Trees Insecticidal Soap Lady Bugs Malathon Acephate
Colorado Potato Beetle Potato, Nightshade Plants including Petunias Bacillus Thuringiensis var. San Diego, Parasitic wasps (Endovum puttleri) Pyrethrin, Rotenone, Ryania or Neem
Cutworms (Several Euxoa & Agrotis species) Early Vegetables, Flower seedlings Bacillus Thuringiensis var. Kurstaki, Diatomaceous Earth Diazinon
European Corn Borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) Corn, Beans, Onions, Peppers, Tomatoes, Flowers Bacillus Thuringiensis var. Kurstaki or Trichogramma nubibale when eggs are present Carbaryl before boring, Lindane after boring
Imported Carbage Worm (Pieris repae) Cabbage Handpick w/ light manifestations, Spray larvae w/ Bacillus Thuringiensis var. Kurstaki Ryania Sabadilla
Leafhoppers (over 2000 species) Vegetables, Flowers, Trees, Shrubs Insecticidal Soap, Parasitic Wasps, Rotenone Acephate Diazinon

Common Insect & Pest Control Chart

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