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Pea, green and dry-Aphid Includes pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) Pest description and crop damage The pea aphid is a relatively large, green, somewhat shiny species. It is an efficient vector of plant viruses. Populations tend to build in spring, decline ...

Pea, green and dry-Armyworm and cutworm Includes Beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) Bertha armyworm (Mamestra configurata) W estern yellowstriped armyworm (Spodoptera praefica) Black cutworm (Agotis ipsilon) Variegated cutworm (Peridroma saucia) Pest descr ...

Pea, green and dry-Grasshopper Various 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 parti ...

Pea, green and dry-Leafminer Includes pea leafminer (Liriomyza huidobrensis) Pest description and crop damage Adults are small black to gray flies with yellow markings. The body is covered with long stiff bristles. Larvae are a nearly translucent white or ...

Pea, green and dry-Looper Includes alfalfa looper (Autographa californica) Pest description, crop damage and life history See Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pest monitoring Use a sweep net to sample for large larvae. Take a minimum of 100 sweeps divided ...

Pea, green and dry-Pea leaf weevil Sitona lineata Pest description and crop damage Adults are grayish-brown, slender weevils about 0.19 inch long with a short snout. Wing covers are marked lengthwise by parallel striations. Larvae are small, C-shaped, leg ...

Pea, green and dry-Pea moth Laspeyresia nigricana Pest description and crop damage The pea moth adult has a wingspan of about 0.5 inch, long antennae, and brownish gray wings with white and yellow spots in herringbone pattern. The larva is small, yellowis ...

Pea, green and dry-Pea weevil Bruchus pisorum Pest description and crop damage The adult pea weevil is a chunky beetle about 0.19 inch long with a short, broad snout. It is brown flecked with white, black, and gray patches. The top of the abdomen is expos ...

Pea, green and dry-Seedcorn maggot Delia platura Pest description and crop damage See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Biology and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-biological, cultural, tactical See: Corn, sweet-Seedcorn maggot ...

Pea, green and dry-Thrips Includes Frankliniella spp. Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pest monitoring Treatment is usually not necessary on seedlings, because most plants recover from thrips injury. Thri ...