BUG COLLECTION
FROM THE INTERNET
Created by
Amanda Bird
Spider mites and Earwigs
• Can cause leaf loss •Earwigs will eat the
or even death of plant’s soft tissue with
plant in an adult their pincers in an adult
stage. stage.
•Since earwigs like damp
• They either suck the
places, put a damp rolled
plant or they eat it up newspaper near a plant
with their whip-like with suspected earwig
mouthparts. activity. Then you can
• Adequate the either discard it or shake it
amount of water out. To repel them from
the household, place
used and control diatomaceous earth
use of chemicals around the bottom of the
because that kills off house
their enemies and
makes them bolder.
Aphids and Wireworms
• Aphids suck the plant •Wireworms will cut off
juices. At the same time underground roots of
young plants. Both
they are injecting saliva
young and adult will do
into the plant. Both young
this.
and adult will do this. •Birds, chickens, and
• Lady bugs, birds and ground beetle will eat
other fowl and insects will this worm. Flood fields
prey on the aphids. for at least a month in
Gardeners should stay sunny weather to
away from using eliminate the wireworm.
insecticides that could be
harmful to the plant
Banana Weevils and Cabbage
Loopers
• Starting in larval
stage a weevil will
tunnel into the
pseudo-stem. They
will work their way
into the tissue of the
plant. They are an
internal borer. •They will chew holes in
• Ants are a good the leaves and they may
predator of the also bore into the head of
weevil. Keep the are the cabbage.
free of weeds and •They can be controlled
with Microbial
you will do pretty
insecticides.
good at keeping the
weevils away.
Grasshoppers and Leafhoppers
• A grasshopper can •They will suck the life juice
devour half of its body from a plant. And will
weight in one day on transmit plant-infecting
plants. viruses.
•Floating row covers are
• You can control them
one way to control the
with insecticides. That
leafhoppers. Other insects
should and will take care
like ladybugs will protect
of the majority of them.
the plant by eating the
leafhoppers
Leaf miners and Potato Beetles
• They are an internal borer, •They will chew on the foliage of a plant.
•You can use two strains of B.t. on the
making long tunnels in the
potato beetle.
leaves of a plant.
• You can either pick and
destroy infected leaves or
you can put a registered
insecticide on the plants.
Blister Beetles and Armyworms
• Blister beetles will feed on the • Larva will feed in the leaf
cultivated plants. margins of rye and corn.
• I was not able to find any • You can do a lot toward
information on how to control getting rid of armyworms by
blister beetle attacks. attracting bird to the area and
raking our dead foliage.
Snail/slug and White Fly
• Snails will eat the seeds and • White flies suck out plant
foliage of a plant. juices and will transmit deadly
• A good way to get rid of diseases to the plants in turn.
snails/slugs in to get rid of • To control use yellow sticky
where the can hide in the day traps and minimal use of
or you can handpick them off insecticides.
of the plants.
slug
snail
Mealy Bug and Corn Earworm
• Mealy bugs will eat the roots of • Depending on the stage of the
a plant. They are subterranean corn when the earworm attacks
because they live underneath depends on how much damage
the soil. is done. They can eat about
half way down the ear before
• To control mealy bugs, spray a they are finish with the larval
strong jet of water on the stage.
infected spot. That is the most • Bird and ladybugs are a good
effective way natural enemy to have around.
Western Damsels and Lady
Beetles
• Western Damsel will feed on • Lady Beetles will eat adult
any soft bodied insects, like aphids, mites, and mealy bugs.
aphids, spider mites, and They are also a good insect to
leafhoppers. have around your plants.
• These are a good insect to
have around because they will
protect the plant.
Says Stink Bugs and Prying Mantis
• Says stink bugs will eat newly • They feed on flies and aphids.
blooming fruit from the trees. • I wouldn’t worry about
• They can be controlled with controlling them they are very
insecticides helpful.