Natural Solutions to Things That Bug You (94 page)

Salsify……………………………………………………… Carrot worm

Snapdragons……………………………………………… Stink bugs

Soybeans……………………………………………………None or very few

Spearmint……………………………………………………Hawk moth caterpillar

Spinach………………………………………………………Leaf miner, flea beetle

Squash, summer……………………………………………Squash bug, squash vine

  borer

Squash, winter………………………………………………Squash bug, squash vine

   borer

Strawberry……………………………………………………Cane borer, cutworm,

   crown borer, sawfly,

   strawberry weevil

Sweet basil…………………………………………………..Asiatic garden beetle

Sweet peas…………………………………………………..Pea aphids, corn ear

   worm, red spider mite

Sweet potato…………………………………………………None or very few

Swiss chard…………………………………………………Leaf miner, grasshoppers

Tomato………………………………………………………Cutworm, flea beetle,

  tomato horn worm

Watercress…………………………………………………  None             

Watermelon………………………………………………….Cucumber beetle,

  squash bug, squash vine

  borer

White daisy………………………………………………… Thrips, earwigs

Zinnia………………………………………………………  Tarnished plant bug,

Japanese   beetle

CHAPTER 21

INSECT-RESISTANT VEGETABLES

& FRUITS

INSECT-RESISTANT: VEGETABLES & FRUITS

The following fruits and vegetables will provide additional information regarding which fruits and vegetables are more or less resistant to insect infestations and subsequent damage by them. Remember, even the resistant varieties may not be 100% resistant in some areas of the world. If you plant the following fruits and vegetables it would be wise to plant the most resistant varieties for the best results.

FRUIT OR VEGETABLE                            BUG                                                        VARIETY

              Alfalfa                                                       
Aphid
                            Resistant:              Cody, Lahontan, Zia

                                                                                                  Susceptible:              Buffalo

              Barley                                                       
Greenbug
              Resistant:              Omugi, Dictoo, Will

                                                                                                  Susceptible              Rogers, Reno

              Bean                                                       
Cutworm
              Resistant               Snap Beans: Wade,

Idaho, Refugee,

                                                                                                                              Gold Crop, Regal

Resistant              Limas:              Black Valentine, Baby Fordhook, Baby

                            White

                                                 
Mexican Bean Beetle
              Resistant:              Wade, Logan, Black

                                                                                                                              Valentine (Limas)

                                                                                                  Susceptible:              State, Bountiful,

                                                                                                                              Dwarf Horticultural

              Broccoli                      
Diamondback Moth
              Resistant:              Coastal, Italian Green

                                                                                                                              Atlantic                                                                                                                                            Susceptible:              De Cicco             

                                                          
Harlequin Bug             
Resistant:              Grande, Atlantic,

Coastal

                                                                                                 
Susceptible:              Gem

                                                       
Striped Flea Beetle             
Resistant:              De Cicco, Coastal,             

                                                                                                                             
Italian Green

                                                                                                  Susceptible:              Gem

              Cabbage                           
Cabbage Looper
              Resistant:              Mammoth, Red Rock,

Cabbageworm
              Savory Chieftain, Savory Perfection,

                                Drumhead

Moderately

                                                                                                  Resistant:              Penn State BallHead.

                                                                                                                              Early Flat Dutch,

                                                                                                                              Badger Ball, Globe,

                                                                                                                              Bugner, All Seasons,

                                                                                                                              Wisconsin Ball Head

                                                                                                  Susceptible:              Golden Acre, Elite

FRUIT OR VEGETABLE                            BUG                                                        VARIETY

                                                                                                                              Copenhagen Market

                                                                                                                              86, Stein’s Flat Dutch

                                                       
Diamondback Moth
                  Resistant:              Michihli Chinese,

                                                                                                                              Mammoth Red Rock

                                                                                                      Moderately                           

                                                                                                      Resistant:              Stein’s Early Flat             

                                                                                                                              Dutch, Savory                           

                                                                                                                              Perfection Drumhead,

                                                                                                                              Early Jersey

                                                                                                                              Wakefield

                                                                                                     Susceptible: Copenhagen Market                                                                                                                                                          86

                                                       
Harlequin Bug
                  Resistant:              Copenhagen Market             

                                                                                                                              86, Headstart, Savory

Perfection Drumhead,               Stein’s Flat Dutch

                                                                                                     Susceptible:              Michihli Chinese

Cantaloupe             
Mexican Bean Beetle
                                             All cantaloupe is

resistant to this bug

                                         
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
                    Resistant:              Edisto 47, Edisto,

                                                                                                      (foliage)              Harper Hybrid

                                                                                                     Susceptible:              Edisto 47, Edisto,                                                                                                                                  (seedlings)              Harper Hybrid,