What Eats Parsnip in Idaho, and When
University of Idaho Extension documents a specific handful of insects that actually go after parsnip in Idaho gardens, and only some of them, drawn from…
What Eats Carrot in Idaho, and When
University of Idaho Extension documents eleven insect pests statewide, but only five of them touch a carrot: aphids, carrot rust fly, cutworms…
What Eats Beet in Idaho, and When
Four insects account for nearly all documented beet damage in Idaho gardens: aphids, cutworms, grasshoppers, and wireworms.
What Eats Asparagus in Idaho, and When
University of Idaho Extension documents eleven insect pests for Idaho vegetable gardens, but only a handful of those actually bother asparagus.
What Eats Spinach in Hawaii, and When
In Hawaii’s lowland gardens, spinach faces aphids, beet armyworm, Chinese rose beetle, leafminers, mites, and whiteflies, the sap-suckers and…
What Eats Onion in Hawaii, and When
University of Hawaii CTAHR Extension documents eight pests that show up on onion-family crops across the islands, but only six of them actually feed on…
What Eats Pepper in Florida, and When
Peppers in Florida gardens deal with insect and mite pressure that tracks the heat calendar more than the regular calendar.
What Eats Corn in Hawaii, and When
In lowland Hawaii, the calendar that decides when a pest shows up isn’t built on frost dates, because there aren’t any.
Rose Chafer: The Sandy-Soil Beetle That Skeletonises Blooms
Rose chafers are tan, long-legged beetles about a half-inch long that strip petals and leaves down to a lacy skeleton, feeding in loose clusters on open…
Slugs on Hydrangeas: Holes in the Lowest Leaves
Slugs and snails chew irregular holes with smooth, rounded edges into hydrangea leaves, and they almost always start at the bottom of the plant.