Identify & Control
Garden Pests

Curled leaves, sticky honeydew, stunted growth

Neem oil, insecticidal soap, ladybugs, strong water spray

Defoliated stems, dark droppings, missing fruit

Hand pick, BT spray, parasitic wasps

Holes in leaves, green droppings

BT spray, row covers, hand pick

Wilting leaves, brown spots, egg clusters on leaf undersides

Hand pick, trap boards, neem oil

Wilting, sawdust-like frass at stem base

Inject BT into stem, stem surgery, row covers

Holes in leaves, scarred fruit, can transmit bacterial wilt

Neem oil, kaolin clay, row covers, hand pick

Defoliated plants, orange eggs on leaf undersides

Hand pick, neem oil, spinosad, straw mulch

Skeletonized leaves (veins remain)

Hand pick into soapy water, neem oil, milky spore for grubs

Tiny holes in leaves (shot-hole damage)

Row covers, kaolin clay, diatomaceous earth

Lacy skeletonized leaves, yellow larvae present

Hand pick, neem oil, row covers

Holes in leaves, green caterpillars that "loop" when moving

BT spray, row covers, hand pick

Stems cut at soil level, seedlings toppled

Cardboard collars around stems, diatomaceous earth, BT

Slime trails, irregular holes in leaves and fruit

Beer traps, copper tape, diatomaceous earth, iron phosphate baits

Stippled/bronzed leaves, fine webbing on undersides

Strong water spray, neem oil, predatory mites

Sticky honeydew, sooty mold, clouds of tiny white flies when disturbed

Yellow sticky traps, neem oil, insecticidal soap

Irregular holes in leaves, hide in debris during day

Trap with rolled newspaper, oil traps, diatomaceous earth