Tip Tuesday: Common Pests and Diseases

Photo by Bambang Suryadi: https://www.pexels.com/photo/jewel-beetle-on-tree-branch-950327/

 There are several pests and diseases in the gardening world --- it can be hard to track what affects what! Below is my list of common pests and diseases for various fruits and vegetables you might find in the garden! 

Name	Common Pests	Common Disease
Peppers	Aphids Colorado Potato Beetles Flea Beetles Leaf-Miners Root-Knot Nematodes Spider Mites Tomato Hornworms	Cucumber mosaic virus Blossom-end Rot Bacterial Leaf Spot Anthracnose
Carrots	Carrot rust flies flea beetles leafhoppers root-knot nematodes wireworms	black canker aster yellow disease
Corn	corn earworms cucumber beetles cutworms earwigs flea beetles japanese beetles raccoons wireworms	Downy Mildew Anthracnose
Cucumbers	aphids cucumber beetles, squash bugs, whiteflies	powdery mildew cucumber mosaic virus blossom-end rot anthracnose
Garlic	onion maggots onion thrips	white rot
Green Beans	aphids cucumber beetles cutworms japanese beetles leafhoppers mexican bean beetles root-knot nematodes slugs snails stinkbugs white flies wireworms	white mold powdery mildew mosaic virus anthracnose
Lettuce	aphids cutworms earwigs slugs snails whiteflies	white mold powdery mildew
Okra	aphids japanese beetles root-knot nematodes stinkbugs whiteflies	powdery mildew fusarlum wilt
Onion	thrips onion maggots	white rot
Peas	aphids mexican bean beetle root-knot nematodes wireworms	white mold powdery mildew downy mildew fusarium wilt
Potatoes	scab aphids late blight colorado potato beetles flea beetles leafhoppers tomato hornworms whiteflies wireworms	potato blight late blight
Tomato	aphids tomato hornworm spider mites	blossom-end rot early blight late blight mosaic virus fusarium wilt powdery mildew cracking
Summer Squash	squash bugs squash vine borers	powdery mildew blossom-end rot
Blueberries	birds blueberry maggot	powdery mildew
Lemon	Aphids spider mites fruit flies	root and crown rots fungal leaf spots tristeza virus
Strawberries	japanese beetles spider mites slugs	gray mold powdery mildew
Watermelons	Aphids Cucumber Beetles Squash Vine Borer Moths	blossom-end rot fusarium wilt
Rosemary	Aphids Leafhoppers Spider mites Spittlebugs Thrips Whiteflies	aerial blight bacterial leaf spots several types of root rot
Lavender	aphids thrips whiteflies	viruses root-knot nematodes rhizoctonia root and stem rot pythlum root and stem rot phytophthora crown and root rot leaf spot fusarium wilt
Mint	stem canker	powdery mildew rust leaf spot anthracnose
Oregano	aphids spider mites	root and stem rots
Sage	whiteflies aphids spidermites	rust powdery mildew stem rot fungal leaf spots
Thyme	n/a	gray mold, root rot

Don't see something that's common in your zone? Leave us a comment below and we will get it added!

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