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Lettuce-Aphid Includes Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) Lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri) Potato aphid (Macrosyphum euphorbiae) Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-cultural control Aphid popu ...

Lettuce-Armyworm and cutworm Includes Beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) Bertha armyworm (Mamestra configurata) Western yellowstriped armyworm (Spodoptera praefica) Black cutworm (Agotis ipsilon) Variegated cutworm (Peridroma saucia) Pest description, crop ...

Lettuce-Cucumber beetle Western spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) Western striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma trivittatum) Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-chemical control: HO ...

Lettuce-Lettuce root aphid Pemphigus bursarius Pest description and crop damage Lettuce root aphids can be distinguished from other aphids found on lettuce by their short antennae (less than one-third body length) and undeveloped "tailpipes" (co ...

Lettuce-European earwig Forficula auricularia Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pest monitoring If you are seeing damage to young shoots of vegetables or perennials, you can confirm the presence of earwigs ...

Lettuce-Looper Includes Alfalfa looper (Autographa californica) Cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-biological control Loopers have many natural enemies that keep ...

Lettuce-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 and ...

Lettuce-Wireworm 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 bifenthrin (often as a mix with ...

Melon (Cantaloupe, muskmelon, and watermelon)-Aphid Includes Bean aphid (Aphis fabae) Melon aphid (Aphis gossypii) Potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-cultura ...

Melon (Cantaloupe, muskmelon, and watermelon)-Armyworm and cutworm Includes Beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) Bertha armyworm (Mamestra configurata) Western yellowstriped armyworm (Spodoptera praefica) Black cutworm (Agotis ipsilon) Variegated cutworm (Pe ...