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Bean, lima-Seedcorn maggot Delia platura Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pest monitoring Slow emergence and poor stand establishment are signs of seedcorn maggot activity. Where slow, spotty emergence is ...

Bean, lima-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 ...

Bean, lima-Spider mite Includes Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus) Strawberry spider mite (Tetranychus turkestani) Twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pe ...

Bean, lima-Wireworm Ctenicer a 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 ...

Bean, snap-Aphid 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: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pest monitoring ...

Bean, snap-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, c ...

Bean, snap-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 Pest monitoring Beetles dama ...

Bean, snap-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 eff ...

Bean, snap-Grasshopper Many species Pest description, crop damage and life history Grasshoppers are rarely a problem in snap beans. Grasshoppers eat irregular holes in leaf tissue and can defoliate plants in high numbers, especially when swarming. Damage ...

Bean, snap-Lygus bug Lygus spp. Pest description, crop damage and life history See: Common Pests of Vegetable Crops Pest monitoring Use sweep nets to sample for lygus bugs. In the Pacific Northwest, a suggested treatment threshold is one-half adult or one ...