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Insect ID: Habitat
Insect ID: Insects in Vegetable Gardens
Broccoli, Cabbage and Other Brassicas:
- Cabbage Looper
- Cabbage Maggot
- Cabbageworm/Imported Cabbageworm
- Diamondback Moth
- Flea Beetles
- Imported Cabbageworm
- If you are in the Farmington area: Swede midge (Cornell) — [serious pest of cruciferous plants]
- Tarnished Plant Bug
Beans:
- Aphids (Green Peach Aphids and Potato Aphids)
- Bean Leaf Beetle
- Cabbage Looper
- Corn Earworm
- Corn Rootworm
- Cutworms
- European Corn Borer
- Flea Beetles
- Leafhoppers | Potato Leafhopper (part of UMaine Extension’s Potato IPM Program)
- Leafminers
- Leafminers in Home Gardens (University of Minnesota)
- Leafminers of Vegetable Crops (Utah State University)
- Vegetable Leafminer (University of Florida)
- Mexican Bean Beetle
- Redheaded Flea Beetle (part of UMaine Extension’s Cranberry IPM Program)
- Spider Mites / Two-spotted Spider Mites
- Tarnished Plant Bug
- Wireworms
- Yellowstriped Armyworm (Univ. of Florida)
Potatoes and Eggplant:
- Aphids (Green Peach Aphids and Potato Aphids)
- Cabbage Looper
- Clavate Tortoise Beetles
- Colorado Potato Beetle
- European Corn Borer
- Flea Beetles
- Leafhoppers
- Leafminers
- Leafminers in Home Gardens (University of Minnesota)
- Leafminers of Vegetable Crops (Utah State University)
- Vegetable Leafminer (University of Florida)
- Potato (and other) Aphids (part of UMaine Extension’s Potato IPM Program)
- Potato Leafhopper (part of UMaine Extension’s Potato IPM Program)
- Tarnished Plant Bug
- Three-lined Potato Beetle [pdf] (UNH) (uncommon on potato and less damaging than the Colorado Potato Beetle)
- Tortoise Beetles
- Wireworms
- Yellowstriped Armyworm (Univ. of Florida)
Lettuce, Endive, Escarole, Spinach:
- Cabbage Looper
- Imported Cabbageworm
- Leafhoppers including Aster Leafhopper (Aster Leafhoppers are found on lettuce, celery, carrots, endive, and parsnip)
- Leafminers
- Leafminers in Home Gardens (University of Minnesota)
- Leafminers of Vegetable Crops (Utah State University)
- Vegetable Leafminer (University of Florida)
- Tarnished Plant Bug
- Yellowstriped Armyworm (Univ. of Florida)
Cucurbits (zucchini/squash, melons, pumpkins, cucumbers):
See also our Powdery Mildew of Cucurbits (Disease) Fact Sheet.
Cucurbits:
- Aphids (Green Peach Aphids and Potato Aphids)
- Cabbage Looper
- Corn Rootworm
- Seedcorn Maggot (Univ. of Minnesota Extension) | see also Delia platura (BugGuide.net)
- Spider Mites / Two-spotted Spider Mites
- Squash Beetles / Squash Lady Beetles
- Squash Bugs
- Squash Vine Borer (not very common in Maine) (Penn State) (adult photo via BugGuide.net)
- Striped Cucumber Beetle
- Two-spotted Spider Mites
Sweet Corn:
- Armyworms (including Fall Armyworm)
- Common Stalk Borer
- Corn Earworm
- Corn Rootworm (Northern, Western & Southern)
- Cutworms
- European Corn Borer
- Fall Armyworm
- Japanese Beetles
- Sap Beetles (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Seedcorn Maggot (Univ. of Minnesota Extension) | see also Delia platura (BugGuide.net)
- Wireworms
- Yellowstriped Armyworm (Univ. of Florida)
Peppers:
- Cabbage Looper
- Clavate Tortoise Beetles
- Corn Earworm
- Cutworms
- European Corn Borer
- Flea Beetles
- Green Peach Aphids
- Hornworms
- Leafhoppers (especially the Potato Leafhopper (part of UMaine Extension’s Potato IPM Program)
- Leafminers
- Leafminers in Home Gardens (University of Minnesota)
- Leafminers of Vegetable Crops (Utah State University)
- Vegetable Leafminer (University of Florida)
- Stink Bugs
- Thrips
- Tortoise Beetles
Tomatoes:
Tomatoes:
- Blister Beetles
- Colorado Potato Beetle
- Cabbage Looper
- Clavate Tortoise Beetles
- Corn Earworm (also called Tomato Fruitworm)
- Cutworms
- Hornworms
- Tarnished Plant Bug
- Three-lined Potato Beetle [pdf] (UNH) (very common on tomatillos)
- Thrips
- Tomato Hornworm
- Tortoise Beetles
- Yellowstriped Armyworm (Univ. of Florida)