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Corn, sweet-Wireworm Ctenicera spp. and Limonius spp. Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-biological, cultural, tactical See: Potato, Irish-Wireworm Management-chemical control: HOME USE azadirach ...

Cucumber-Aphid Includes Bean aphid (Aphis fabae) Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) Melon aphid (Aphis gossypii) Potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pest monitoring Chec ...

Cucumber-Cucumber beetle Includes Western spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) Western striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma trivittatum) Pest description and crop damage The western spotted cucumber beetle is yellowish green, 0.25 inch long, ...

Cucumber-Cutworm Includes Black cutworm (Agotis ipsilon) Variegated cutworm (Peridroma saucia) Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-cultural control Weed control is important. Lambsquarters and wil ...

Cucumber-Garden symphylan Scutigerella immaculata Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Biology and Control of the Garden Symphylan Pest monitoring Infested soil can be treated with insecticides, but the effec ...

Cucumber-Grasshopper Different species Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-chemical control: HOME USE Follow information on the label about the timing and cutoff date for spraying the particular v ...

Cucumber-Looper Includes Alfalfa looper (Autographa californica) Cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) Pest description and crop damage Cabbage looper adults are brownish moths with distinctive silvery figures on the front wings. Eggs are ridged and dome-shape ...

Cucumber-Seedcorn maggot Delia platura Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-biological, cultural, tactical To assess potential infestation levels prior to planting, place a cut potato or other vege ...

Cucumber-Slug 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 an ...

Cucumber-Spider mite Tetranychus spp. Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pest monitoring Infestations usually begin on lower leaves of plants, then progress upwards. Inspect lowest leaves for stippling and ...