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Spinach-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 effect ...

Spinach-Leafminer Includes spinach leafminer (Pegomya hyoscyami) 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 yellow colo ...

Spinach-Looper Includes alfalfa looper (Autographa californica), cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pest monitoring A sweep net can be used to sample for large larvae. Take ...

Spinach-Lygus bug Lygus spp. Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-chemical control: HOME USE Follow information given on the label about the timing and cutoff date for the particular vegetable you ...

Spinach-Wireworm Limonius spp. Pest description, biology, life history and crop damage See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-biological, cultural, tactical See: Potato, Irish-Wireworm Management-chemical control: HOME USE bifenthrin (as a mix wi ...

Squash-see Pumpkin and squash Squash-see Pumpkin and squash ...

Tomato-Aphid Includes Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) Potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Management-cultural control Aphid populations tend to be higher in plants th ...

Tomato-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 ...

Tomato-Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pest monitoring Colorado potato beetle populations initially are aggregated but tend to disperse over time. Plants ...

Tomato-Flea beetle Includes tuber flea beetle (Epitrix tuberis) Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pest monitoring Monitor fields for flea beetles soon after transplanting or after the seedlings emerge. Tre ...