What Eats Onion in Georgia, and When

Freshly harvested onions with dried roots and green stems lying on dark garden soil, with mountains and wooden fence visible in the background.

Georgia gardeners dealing with onion problems are working with a short list. UGA Cooperative Extension tracks only three insects on this crop with any…

What Eats Potato in Georgia, and When

Multiple Georgia potato beetles with distinctive striped wing covers are visible on weathered wood and a green plant leaf in a garden setting.

UGA Cooperative Extension documents ten insect pests on Georgia’s vegetable crops, but only four of them actually feed on potato: Colorado potato beetle…

What Eats Parsnip in Georgia, and When

Several freshly harvested parsnips with soil still clinging to their roots, arranged on bare garden soil with winter landscape in background.

Georgia gardeners growing parsnip deal with a short list of pests: aphids, cutworms, and spider mites, all general feeders rather than parsnip specialists.

What Eats Beet in Georgia, and When

A freshly harvested purple beet sits partially embedded in sandy soil with its green leafy tops still attached.

Beet in Georgia faces a short list of real threats: aphids, cutworms, and spider mites, the only three insects out of ten that UGA Cooperative Extension…

What Eats Pepper in Delaware, and When

A thriving bell pepper plant with multiple red and green peppers growing in a sunny residential vegetable garden with a house in the background.

Only two of the nine pests Delaware’s extension service documents actually target pepper plants: tomato hornworm and, to a lesser extent, Colorado potato…