What Eats Onion in Indiana, and When

Three onions of increasing size grow in dark garden soil with green foliage visible in warm sunlight.

Purdue Extension Entomology documents ten insect pests across Indiana’s vegetable gardens, but only one of them has any real business in an onion patch.

What Eats Potato in Indiana, and When

Fresh harvested potatoes in various sizes and colors displayed on weathered wood with a growing garden visible in the background.

Colorado potato beetle is the insect that actually feeds on potato in Indiana, and its arrival tracks the state’s frost-free window rather than a fixed…

What Eats Parsnip in Indiana, and When

Three pale parsnips rest on frost-covered soil with dried leaves and a weathered wooden fence in the background.

Two of Purdue Extension Entomology’s documented vegetable pests for Indiana actually feed on parsnip: the seedcorn maggot, which attacks the seed and…

When to Plant Melons in New York

When to Plant Melons in New York

Melons need warm soil and a long stretch of frost-free days to ripen, so the safe window for New York runs from late April into May at the earliest, and…

What Eats Carrot in Indiana, and When

A freshly harvested carrot lies in bare soil next to a garden spade.

Purdue Extension Entomology documents only one vegetable garden pest in its statewide records that actually targets carrot: the seedcorn maggot, a small…

What Eats Beet in Indiana, and When

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

Purdue Extension Entomology documents ten insect pests active on Indiana vegetable crops, but only two of them are actual beet feeders: the seedcorn…

What Eats Pepper in Hawaii, and When

A healthy bell pepper plant displays multiple ripening fruits in stages of maturity from green to red and orange in a garden bed.

Six of the eight vegetable pests documented for Hawaii actually feed on pepper: aphids, beet armyworm, Chinese rose beetle, leafminers, southern green…