Insect Management Handbook

Includes

Arion spp.
Black greenhouse slug (Milax gagates)
Gray field slug (Derocerus reticulatum)
Large spotted garden slug (Limax maximus)
Marsh slug (Derocerus laeve)
Reticulated slug (Prophysaon andersoni)

Pest description, crop damage and life history

Delia platura

Pest description, crop damage and life history

See:

Common Pests of Vegetable Crops

Lygus spp.

Pest description, crop damage and life history

See:

Common Pests of Vegetable Crops

Etlella zinckenella

Includes six-spotted leafhopper (Macrosteles fascifrons) and beet leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus)

Pest description, crop damage and life history

See:

Common Pests of Vegetable Crops

Many species

Pest description, crop damage and life history

See:

Common Pests of Vegetable Crops

Management-biological control

• Nosema locustae (Nolo Bait)-Use as manufacturer directs.

Management-chemical control: HOME USE

Helicoverpa zea

Pest description, crop damage and life history

See:

Common Pests of Vegetable Crops

Management-biological control

Includes

Bean aphid (Aphis fabae)
Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae)
Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum)
Potato aphid (Macrosyphum euphorbiae)

Pest description, crop damage and life history

See:

Ctenicera spp. and Limonius spp.

Pest description, crop damage and life history

See:

Common Pests of Vegetable Crops

Pest monitoring Test for wireworms before planting susceptible crops, especially where fallow land, pasture, or hay crops are being returned to vegetable production.

Loxagrotis albicosta

Pest description, crop damage and life history

See:

Common Pests of Vegetable Crops

Pest monitoring Apply any of the recommended pesticides as allowed per label 10 to 20 days after the peak moth flight.

Management-cultural control