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If you spot a brightly colored Harlequin bug, take action quickly because these pests can multiply rapidly. They are especially fond of cabbage and its relatives.
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Hungry hornworms can quickly devour an entire tomato plant, so know what to look for and how to control them. Hornworms like tomatoes and similar vegetable plants, such as peppers and potatoes.
You may be familiar with Japanese beetles as a problem for roses and lawns, but these beetles can also feed on your vegetable plants. Corn, asparagus, and rhubarb are especially at risk.
Although they look like their ladybug cousins, Mexican bean beetles can ravage an entire harvest if not controlled. These beetles appear in the spring and multiply quickly.
Tiny onion thrips are almost too small to see, and they hide in crevices of onion foliage and similar plants. These insects feed on plant tissue and vary in color from light yellow to brown.
Pickleworms burrow into summer squash and similar vegetable plants. They're nearly impossible to kill once they've dug into the fruit, so prevention is the key.
This group of insects damages plants and flowers by sucking sap from the plants. You can spray for plant bugs, which come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Time is crucial when trying to control a spider mite infestation. These tiny "red spiders" multiply rapidly, and you often won't become aware of them until leaves begin turning yellow and brittle.
It looks like a Mexican bean beetle, but a squash beetle has a different diet. Look for them on squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, and melons.
Squash bugs appear in garden debris and anywhere they can find shelter. They are dangerous to your plants not only because they suck sap, but also because they spread a bacterial disease.
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