Read Natural Solutions to Things That Bug You Online
Authors: Myles Bader
Asparagus………………………………………………… Asparagus beetles
Aster…………………………………………………………Root aphids, flea beetles
Beans, fava…………………………………………………Black fly
Beans, green & pole………………………………………Been weevil, Mexican
bean beetle
Beans, Lima………………………………………………..Mexican bean beetle,
black fly
Beets………………………………………………………..Leaf miner
Blackberries………………………………………………. Aphids, cutworms,
Japanese beetles, cane borer, galls
Blueberries…………………………………………………Blueberry maggot,
Japanese beetles, galls
Broccoli……………………………………………………..Cabbage worm, aphids
Brussels Sprouts…………………………………………..Cutworm, slugs, cabbage
worm, root maggot,
harlequin bug
Cabbage……………………………………………………Cabbage root maggot,
slugs, cutworm
Calendula…………………………………………………. Cutworm, climbing
cutworm
Cantaloupe…………………………………………………Squash bug, striped
cucumber beetle
Carrots………………………………………………………Root aphids, carrot worm,
root fly, wire worm,
harlequin bug
Cauliflower…………………………………………………Cutworm, cabbage worm,
root maggot
Celeriac…………………………………………………….Celery hopper
Celery……………………………………………………… Tarnished plant bug,
celery hopper
Cherries…………………………………………………….Plum curculio, tent
caterpillar
FRUIT/VEGETABLE/FLOWERS/SHRUBS DAMAGING INSECTS
Chicory………………………………………………………None
Chinese Cabbage………………………………………….Cabbage root maggot,
slugs, cutworm
Chives………………………………………………………Almost none
Chrysanthemum………………………………………….. Cabbage loopers, flea
beetle, gall
Collard Greens…………………………………………… Cutworm, slugs, root
maggots
Columbine………………………………………………… Columbine leaf miner
Corn, sweet………………………………………………. European corn borer, corn
earworm
Cucumber…………………………………………………. Cucumber beetle, aphids,
root maggot fly
Current………………………………………………………Current aphid, current
worm, gooseberry caterpillar
Dahlia……………………………………………………… Corn ear worms, burdock
borer, earwigs
Dandelion…………………………………………………. None
Dill…………………………………………………………. Carrot worm
Eggplant…………………………………………………….Flea beetle, Colorado
potato beetle, cutworm
Elderberry…………………………………………………. None or very few
Endive………………………………………………………None
Garlic……………………………………………………… Onion maggot, gray fly
larvae
Geranium…………………………………………………..Cabbage loopers, leaf tier,
fall web worm, tussock moth caterpillar
Gooseberry……………………………………………….. Aphids, gooseberry
caterpillar
Grapes………………………………………………………Leaf hoppers, Japanese
beetles, rose chafer,
grape curculio, leaf tier,
mealybug
Hollyhock……………………………………………………Burdock borer, slugs, iris
borer
Horseradish…………………………………………………Flea beetle
Hydrangea………………………………………………… Woolly bear caterpillar
Kale………………………………………………………….Cutworm, slugs, cabbage
worm, cabbage root
maggot, harlequin bug
Kohlrabi……………………………………………………. Same as for kale
Larkspur…………………………………………………… Burdock borer, leaf miner
FRUIT/VEGETABLE/FLOWERS/SHRUBS DAMAGING INSECTS
Laurel……………………………………………………….European leaf roller
Leek…………………………………………………………Onion maggot, gray fly
larvae
Lilac………………………………………………………….European leaf roller,
greenhouse whitefly, leaf
miner
Marigold…………………………………………………….Greenhouse whitefly,
Japanese beetle, earwigs
Muskmelon…………………………………………………Striped cucumber beetle,
squash bug, squash vine
borer
Mustard greens……………………………………………Cutworm, harlequin bug,
cabbage worm, slugs,
cabbage root maggot
Nasturtium………………………………………………… Aphids
Okra…………………………………………………………Green stink bug, cabbage
loopers
Onion…………………………………………………………Onion fly, onion maggot,
thrips
Pansy…………………………………………………………Leaf miner, cutworm
Parsley……………………………………………………… Carrot worm
Peach…………………………………………………………Peach borer, Oriental
fruit moth
Peanut…………………………………………………………None
Pear……………………………………………………………Plum curculio, pear
psylla, coddling moth,
rose slug
Peas………………………………………………………… Pea aphid, red spider
mite, bean weevil
Peony…………………………………………………………Leaf roller
Peppermint……………………………………………………Greenhouse whitefly
Peppers, hot………………………………………………… Cutworms
Peppers, sweet………………………………………………Cutworms
Petunia……………………………………………………… Flea beetle
Potato………………………………………………………… Potato beetle, flea
beetle, Colorado potato
beetle, wireworm,
potato stem borer
Pumpkin……………………………………………………… Squash bug, squash
vine borer
Radish…………………………………………………………Radish root maggot,
flea beetle, harlequin
beetle
FRUIT/VEGETABLE/FLOWERS/SHRUBS DAMAGING INSECTS
Rose…………………………………………………………European leaf roller, leaf
tier, burdock borer, tent
caterpillar, rose flea
beetle, June bugs,
earwigs, leaf gall
Quince……………………………………………………….Coddling moth
Raspberries…………………………………………………Raspberry fruit worm,
cane borer, white grub,
red spider mite,
grasshopper
Rhubarb……………………………………………………. None, leaves are
poisonous
Rutabaga……………………………………………………Same as cabbage
Sage…………………………………………………………Hawk moth caterpillar