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What Eats Potato in British Columbia, and When

Potato plant leaves showing significant disease damage with yellow mottling and necrotic holes, likely late blight or early blight infection.

Nine insects and mollusks show up on potato in this region before the season’s done: Colorado potato beetle arrives first and does the most visible…

What Eats Parsnip in British Columbia, and When

Freshly harvested parsnips with attached green foliage lying on dark garden soil in a vegetable field.

The pests documented for parsnip in this region are aphids, carrot rust fly, cutworms, flea beetles, grasshoppers, slugs, spider mites, and wireworms.

What Eats Carrot in British Columbia, and When

A garden fork lifts freshly harvested carrots from rich dark soil in a vegetable garden with young plants and mountains visible in the background.

Eight species from the documented list actually feed on carrot in this growing region: aphids, carrot rust fly, cutworms, flea beetles, grasshoppers…

What Eats Beet in British Columbia, and When

Young beet seedlings with distinctive red stems emerge from dark garden soil near a watering can in bright sunlight.

Beets in British Columbia face a shorter, cooler-edged list of leaf and root feeders than warmer growing regions get, and most of them show up at two…

What Eats Asparagus in British Columbia, and When

Young asparagus spears emerging from garden soil with ladybugs crawling on the stems.

British Columbia gardeners growing asparagus mostly deal with generalist feeders rather than a single dedicated asparagus pest: aphids, cutworms…

What Eats Garlic in California, and When

Freshly harvested garlic bulbs with dried stems displayed in a weathered wooden crate on a garden table, with garden structures and greenery visible in the background.

California gardeners growing garlic contend with six pests documented by University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources: aphids (including…

What Eats Spinach in Arkansas, and When

A young spinach plant with emerging flower bud grows in a sunny raised garden bed with dark soil.

In Arkansas, the two insects that actually feed on spinach are aphids and whiteflies.

What Eats Pepper in Arkansas, and When

Pepper plants bearing fruits at various maturity stages, from green to red, growing in a garden bed.

Pepper plants in Arkansas face a short list of insect pests, not the long roster gardeners sometimes worry about.

What Eats Onion in Arkansas, and When

A wooden crate and table display freshly harvested onions of various colors in a sunlit vegetable garden.

Arkansas gardens face a short list of documented onion pests, and most of what shows up in the yard belongs to other crops.

What Eats Summer Squash in Wyoming, and When

A squash plant leaf displaying yellowing, spotting, and holes characteristic of fungal disease or pest damage in a garden setting.

Summer squash in Wyoming faces a short list of pests, and most of them are generalists that show up on lettuce, beans and potatoes too.

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