Insect Pests-C104

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Wireworms can damage a host of plants in home and commercial gardens alike, including corn and small grains, vegetables ...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut.  Leafminers are the larval stage of flies, moths, sawflies, and beetles that often cause damage to leafy edible plants s...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut.  This fact sheet covers vegetable aphids, including the bean, pea, green peach, melon, potato, cabbage, and corn leaf ap...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut.  The squash vine borer is an annual pest of pumpkins and squash. Winter squash are especially vulnerable. This fact shee...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Squash bugs are a problem in Wisconsin, feeding on most vine crops such as pumpkins and squash in commercial and home ga...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. In Wisconsin, the potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) is a serious annual pest of snap beans and potatoes. Damage caused ...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) are an important annual pest of onion. They may attack nearly all garden crops, but serious...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Onion maggots (Hylemya antiqua) are tiny maggots that feed below ground on onion bulbs, making tunnels in the bulbs and ...

Author(s) R. Chris Williamson, Samuel Soper, P. J. Liesch. This handy chart lists pesticides that are most effective against common greenhouse pes...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Tomato and tobacco hornworms feed on tomatoes late in the season. This fact sheet details the insects' life cycle, the d...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Spotted and striped cucumber beetles damage vine crops like cucumbers, squash, watermelons, muskmelons, and pumpkins. Th...

Author(s) Karen A. Delahaut. This fact sheet covers the imported cabbageworm, the cabbage looper, and the diamondback moth. Scouting tips and effe...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Cabbage maggots are insects that damage cole crops by feeding on the plant's roots and lower stems. Wounds produced by t...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut. Black cutworm larvae are active nighttime feeders, clipping many seedlings at or below the soil line. They prefer beets,...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. The common and spotted asparagus beetle are common pests in Wisconsin. This fact sheet details the insects' life cycle, ...