PB 595 You Can Control Garden Insects 2020 Table of Contents Insect Infestations ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Insect Reproduction, Growth and Development ................................................................................................... 1 Soil Insects ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Seed Corn Maggot ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Onion Maggot ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Cabbage Maggot ............................................................................................................................................... 3 Wireworm ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 White Grub ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Potato Tuberworm ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Early-Season Insect Pests ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Cutworm ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 Thrips ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Flea Beetle ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Aphids ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 Lygus Bugs ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 Insect Pests Infesting Plant Foliage, Pods and Fruits ........................................................................................... 5 Mexican Bean Beetle ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Stink Bug .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Whitefly ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Hornworms (Tobacco and Tomato) ................................................................................................................... 6 Leafminer .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Squash Vine Borer ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Stalk Borer ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 Blister Beetle..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Harlequin Bug ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Squash Bug ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Colorado Potato Beetle ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Leafhopper ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 European Corn Borer ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Fall Armyworm ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Corn Earworm or Tomato Fruitworm ................................................................................................................ 8 Cowpea Curculio .............................................................................................................................................. 9 Cucumber Beetles — Spotted Cucumber Beetle .............................................................................................. 9 Cucumber Beetles — Striped Cucumber Beetle ............................................................................................... 9 Cabbage Looper ................................................................................................................................................ 9 Diamondback Moth Caterpillar ........................................................................................................................ 10 Imported Cabbageworm .................................................................................................................................... 10 Spider Mites ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Pickleworm ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Nonchemical Control of Insects ............................................................................................................................. 10 Garden Site Selection ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Soil Preparation ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Vigorous Plants ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Plant Early......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Diversified Planting .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Do Not Plant Seed Too Deep ............................................................................................................................ 11 Use Physical Barriers ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Companion Planting ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Water the Garden .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Harvest Vegetables ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Weeds in or Around the Garden Area ............................................................................................................... 12 Use Bacillus thuringiensis................................................................................................................................. 12 Handpicking Some Insects ................................................................................................................................ 12 Cut Out the Squash Vine Borer ......................................................................................................................... 12 Solarization ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 Repelling Insect Vectors in Tomatoes and Cucurbits ........................................................................................ 12 Crop Rotation .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Resistant Varieties ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Proper Plant Spacing ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Clean up All Plants 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