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Parsley, Common
Parsley, Common

herb
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Withering of foliage, general loss of vigor |
Aphids |
All Seasons CRS,
Eight CDRS,
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Defoliates plants |
Cabbage Looper |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Rotting or dwarfing of plant |
Larvae Of Carrot Rust Fly |
Eight CDRS, Bon-Neem CR |
| Leaves folded, closed by web |
Celery Leaftier |
Eight CDRS, All Seasons CRS |
| Leaves eaten |
Parsleyworm |
Eight CDRS, Bon-Neem CR |
| Leaves stippled, yellowing or bronze; dry out and drop may be webbing visible; sometimes galls form on leaves |
Strawberry Spider Mite |
All Seasons CRS,Eight CDRS,
Mite X, BonNeem CR |
| Small tan leaf spots |
Leaf Blight (fungus) |
Copper, Fungonil,
Tomato & Veg 3in1 |
Parsley, Italian
Parsley, Italian

herb
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Withering of foliage, general loss of vigor |
Aphids |
All Seasons CRS,Eight CDRS, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Defoliates plants |
Cabbage Looper |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT,
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Rotting or dwarfing of plant |
Larvae Of Carrot Rust Fly |
Eight CDRS, Bon-Neem CR |
| Leaves folded, closed by web |
Celery Leaftier |
Eight CDRS, Bon-Neem CR |
| Leaves eaten |
Parsleyworm |
Eight CDRS, All Seasons CRS |
| Leaves stippled yellow |
Strawberry Spider Mite |
All Seasons CRS,Eight CDRS,
Mite X, Bon-Neem CR |
| Small tan leaf spots |
Leaf Blight (fungus) |
Copper, Fungonil,
Tomato & Veg 3in1 |
Parsnip
Parsnip

vegetable
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Leaves wrinkled or curled; discolored, stunted, tend to fall off |
Aphids |
All Seasons,Eight CDRS, Garden Dust |
| Roots have tunnels |
Larvae Of Carrot Rust Fly |
Rotenone/Copper,
Eight CDRS, Garden Dust |
| Leaves chewed |
Celery Worm |
Eight CDRS, Thuricide BT |
| Leaves blotched with white trails |
Parsnip Leafminer |
Eight CDRS, All Seasons CRS |
| Blossom heads webbed, burrows in stem |
Parsnip Webworm |
Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin,
Total Outdoor |
| Dark brown, sunken pits on roots |
Canker |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Plant wilts hot days, recovers at night; outer leaves yellow, die |
Clubroot |
|
Pea
Pea

vegetable
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Yellowed, gangly plants with rotting roots and lower stems; plant die before pods form |
Root Rot |
Soil Acidifier |
| Small, dark spots on leaves; eventually leaves turn black; fruits may blacken and drop |
Anthracnose (fungus) |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Garden Dust, Fung-onil CR |
| Gray patches on lower leaves spread upward |
Downy Mildew |
Fungonil CR, Garden Dust, Dragoon Dust w/Copper, Tomato & Veg 3 in 1 |
| Yellowing of foliage and gradual defoliation; plants may become stunted |
Fusarium Wilt (fungus) |
Resistant Varieties,rotate crops |
| Mottled, crinkled foliage; brown specks appear on fruit, and plants may die |
Mosaic Virus |
Resistant Varieties,rotate crops, destroy plants |
| Leaves wrinkled or curled; discolored, stunted, tend to fall off |
Aphids |
All Seasons,Eight CDRS, Garden Dust |
| Leaves, stems and buds eaten |
Armyworms |
Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Holes in leaves |
Cabbage Loopers |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Holes in leaves |
Corn Earworms |
Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Tip of leaves brown, internal larvae trails visible. |
Leaf Miners |
Eight CDRS, All Seasons,
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Plant stunted, leaves yellowed, root lesions |
Nematodes |
Chitin, Marigolds |
| Leaves stippled, yellowing or bronze; dry out and drop may be webbing visible; sometimes galls form on leaves |
Spider Mites |
All Seasons, Eight CDRS,
Mite X, Bon-Neem |
| Pod split and peas gone; young seedling pulled and partly eaten |
Birds |
Repels-All CR, Netting |
| Plants disappear all or in part |
Deer |
Repels-All CRG, Deer/Rabbit R |
| Plants disappear all or in part |
Rabbits |
Hot Pepper Wax R,
MoleMax, Repels All CRG |
| Plants disappear all or in part |
Woodchucks |
MoleMax, Gopher Gassers |
Peach
Peach

fruit
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Leaves wrinkled or curled; discolored, stunted, tend to fall off |
Aphids |
Orchard Spray,Eight CDRS,
Fruit Tree Spray |
| Black sooty mold on honeydew made by ants herding aphids. |
Ants Herding Aphids |
Eight CRS, Total-Out, Rotenone/Pyrethrin |
| Many holes in trunk and branches; small limbs girdled sawdust at holes |
Borers |
Eight CDRS, Rotenone/Pyrethrin |
| Skeletonized leaves |
Cankerworms |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT , CPBB(spinosad), Total-Out |
| Ends of twigs die and fall off. |
Cicadas |
Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor |
| Fruit falls, crescent –shaped cuts in skin of fruit |
Curculios |
Fruit Tree Spray,Eight CDRS, Rotenone Dust |
| Leaves and twigs webbed together |
Fall Webworm |
Eight CDRS, All Seasons CRS, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Small misshapen fruits |
Larvae Of Fruit Flies |
Insect. Soap R, TOTAL-Outdoor, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Holes in the leaves |
Japanese Beetles |
Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor,
Orchard Spray, Fruit Tree Spray |
| Holes in flowers; leaves rolled up |
Leafrollers |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT , CPBB(spinosad) |
| Cottony white masses on roots, stems, branches leaves; reduced plant vigor |
Mealybugs |
Orchard Spray, All Season,
Total-Outdoor |
| Plant stunted, leaves yellowed, lesions on roots |
Nematodes |
Chitin, Marigolds, Nitrogen |
| Leaves yellow, drop; bumps on leaves and stems; sometimes sticky material on leaves |
Scale |
All Seasons, Eight CDRS, Orchard Spray |
| Leaves stippled, yellow, dirty; webbing on interior stems of plant |
Spider Mites |
Orchard Spray ,Eight CDRS,
Mite X, Bon-Neem CR |
| Webbed nest in tree branches filled with caterpillars |
Tent Caterpillars |
All Seasons CRS, Total-Outdoor, CPBB(spinosad), Orchard Spray |
| Leaves discolored; black fecal spots on underside of leaf. |
Thrips |
Eight CDRS, All Seasons, Orchard Spray, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Much foliage is eaten starting from top of tree down |
Caterpillar Of Tussock Moth |
Eight CDRS, Thuricide BT, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Mottled, crinkled foliage; brown specks appear on fruit, and plants may droop and die prematurely |
Mosaic Virus |
Resistant varieties, new soil, weeding |
| White spots on leaves; eventually entire leaf is covered with powder |
Powdery Mildew (fungus) |
Sulfur Dust, Orchard Spray, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Yellowing of foliage and gradual defoliation; plants may become stunted |
Verticillium Wilt (fungus) |
Garden Dust, pruning, new soil |
| Skin of fruit pierced or partially eaten |
Birds |
Repels-All CR, Netting |
| Foliage and fruit disappears below ten feet |
Deer |
Repels-All CRG, Deer/Rabbit R |
Peanut
Peanut

vegetable
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Leaves, stems and buds eaten |
Armyworms |
Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor, |
| Holes in leaves; stalks; and stems |
Cucumber Beetles |
Eight CDRS,Rote/Pyrethrin,
All Seasons CRS |
| Tiny, black hopping insect, holes in foliage |
Flea Beetles |
Eight CDRS,Rote/Pyrethrin |
| Leaves curl, yellow or brown, brittle |
Leafhoppers |
Eight CDRS,Rote/Pyrethrin,
All Seasons CRS |
| Plants stunted, yellow |
Nematodes |
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| Leaves stippled; covered with webs |
Spider Mites |
All Seasons CRS, Eight CDRS, Mite X, BonNeem CR |
| Plant chewed to soil |
Deer |
Repels-All CRG, Deer/Rabbit R |
| Dig up raw fruit before harvest |
Squirrels |
Hot Pepper Wax R, MoleMax, Repels All CRG |
| Roots rot and plant dies |
Southern Blight (fungus) |
Crop rotation |
| Yellowing of foliage and gradual defoliation; plants may become stunted |
Verticillium Wilt (fungus) |
Garden Dust |
| Small, round, tan to brown spots on leaves and stems; later leaves turn yellow/drop |
Leaf Spot (fungus) |
Copper, Fungonil,
Tomato & Veg 3in1 |
Pear
Pear

fruit
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Leaves curled/discolored; honeydew on undersides of leaves, sooty mold forms |
Aphids |
Annual Tree & Shrub,
All Seasons, Orchard Spray |
| Black sooty mold on honeydew made by ants herding aphids. |
Ants Herding Aphids |
Eight CRS, Total-Out,
Rotenone/Pyrethrin |
| Many holes in trunk and branches; small limbs girdled sawdust at holes |
Borers |
Annual Tree & Shrub,
Eight CDRS, Rotenone/Pyrethrin |
| Skeletonized leaves |
Cankerworms |
Thuricide BT, Total-Outdoor |
| Ends of twigs die and fall off |
Cicadas |
Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor |
| Small hole in fruit; sawdust-material around hole; interior of fruit dark, rotted. |
Larvae Of Codling Moths |
Insect. Soap R,
TOTAL-Outdoor, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Fruit falls, crescent –shaped cuts in skin of fruit |
Curculios |
Eight CDRS, Fruit Tree Spray |
| Leaves riddled with shotholes; plant weakens |
Flea Beetles |
Orchard Spray, Eight CDRS,
Rote/Pyrethrin |
| Small misshapen fruits |
Fruit Fly Larvae |
Fruit Tree Spray, TOTAL-Outdoor, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Tip of leaves brown, internal larvae trails visible. |
Leaf Miners |
CPBB(spinosad),
Annual Tree & Shrub,
All Seasons |
| Holes in flowers; leaves rolled up |
Leafrollers |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Holes in flowers; leaves rolled up |
Leafrollers |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Leaves yellowed and may drop |
Psyllids |
Annual Tree & Shrub,
Orchard Spray |
| Cottony white masses on roots, stems, branches leaves; reduced plant vigor |
Mealybugs |
Annual Tree & Shrub,
Orchard Spray,
All Seasons CRS |
| Weaken plant, stunting growth, fewer blooms and fruit. |
Sawflies |
Annual Tree & Shrub,
TOTAL-Outdoor, All Seasons, Orchard Spray |
| Leaves yellow, drop; bumps on leaves and stems; sometimes sticky material on leaves |
Scale |
Annual Tree & Shrub,
Orchard Spray, All Seasons |
| Leaves stippled, yellow, dirty; webbing on interior stems of plant |
Spider Mites |
Orchard Spray, Eight CDRS, Mite X, Fruit Tree Spray |
| Deformed or dwarf flowers |
Plant Bugs |
Orchard Spray, Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor, |
| Webbed nest in branches filled with caterpillars |
Tent Caterpillars |
Eight CDRS,Orchard Spray |
| Leaves discolored; black fecal spots on underside of leaf. |
Thrips |
Annual Tree & Shrub,
Orchard Spray, Bon-Neem CR |
| Much foliage is eaten starting from top of tree down |
Caterpillar Of Tussock Moth |
Thuricide BT, Orchard Spray |
| Blossoms turn brown, die; young twigs wilt, tips down, brown, die |
Fireblight |
Copper |
| Orange or brown pustules on leaves |
Rust (fungus) |
Garden Dust,
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Beak marks penetrate skin, fruit eaten |
Birds |
Repels-All CRG, Netting |
| Foliage and fruit disappears below ten feet |
Deer |
Repels-All CRG,
Deer/Rabbit R, |
| Young tree seedling wilt, roots gnawed, plant dies |
Pocket Gophers |
Moletox II, MoleMax,
Gopher Gassers |
Pepper, Hot
Pepper, Hot

vegetable
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Dark, round spots on fruit; entire pepper may rot or dry up; |
Anthracnose, A Fungal Disease |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Garden Dust, Fung-onil CR |
| In dry areas, leaves develop yellowish spots with darker margins; older leaves die |
Bacterial Spot |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Garden Dust |
| Sunken, water-soaked spots on end of fruit |
Blossom End Rot |
Rot-Stop Blossom End,
Rot Spray |
| Holes chewed in fruit; may chew leaves |
Corn Earworm |
Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin |
| Fruit becomes soft, wrinkled, light color |
Sunscald |
|
| No fruit form; |
Blossom Drop |
Blossom-Set Spray |
| Tunnels in stalks |
European Corn Borers |
Eight CDRS, Rotenone/Pyrethrin |
| Leaves eaten, black droppings on leaves |
Tomato Tobacco Hornworm |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT |
| Young plant severed at soil |
Cutworm |
Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor |
| Leaves bronze, yellow rings, dead areas on leaf tips; leaf stalk, stems die |
Spotted Wilt |
Garden Dust |
| Leaves mottled yellow and green, raised dark areas; plant stunted |
Mosaic Virus |
Resistant varieties, rotate crops |
Pepper, Sweet
Pepper, Sweet

vegetable
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Dark, round spots on fruit; entire pepper may rot or dry up; |
Anthracnose (fungus) |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Garden Dust, Fung-onil CR |
| In dry areas, leaves develop yellowish spots with darker margins; older leaves die |
Bacterial Spot |
Copper,Garden Dust |
| Yellowing of foliage and gradual defoliation; plants may become stunted |
Fusarium Wilt (fungus) |
Resistant varieties,rotate crops |
| Mottled, crinkled foliage; brown specks appear on fruit, and plants may droop and die prematurely |
Mosaic Virus |
Resistant varieties,rotate crops |
| Leaves bronze, yellow rings, dead areas on leaf tips; leaf stalk, stems die |
Spotted Wilt (fungus) |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Liq. Copper |
| Roots rot and plant dies |
Southern Blight (fungus) |
Crop rotation, Mancozeb |
| Leaves wrinkled or curled; discolored, stunted, tend to fall off |
Aphids |
All Seasons,Eight CDRS,
Garden Dust,
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Holes chewed in leaves |
Colorado Potato Beetle |
Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Holes chewed in fruit; may chew leaves |
Corn Earworm |
Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Seedling cut off at soil |
Cutworm |
Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor |
| Sunken, water-soaked spots on end of fruit |
Blossom End Rot |
Rot Stop End Rot Spray |
| Leaves riddled with shotholes; plant weakens |
Flea Beetles |
Eight CDRS,Rote/Pyrethrin |
| Leaves skeletonized |
Tomato Hornworms |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Foliage yellowed or white mottling, glaze of honeydew; plant weakens |
Leafhopper |
Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin,
All Seasons |
| Leaves blotched with white trails |
Leafminer |
Eight CDRS, All Seasons,
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Plant stunted, leaves yellowed, lesions on roots |
Nematodes |
Chitin, Marigolds |
| Leaves stippled; covered with webs |
Spider Mites |
All Seasons CRS,
Eight CDRS,
Mite X, Bon-Neem CR |
| Weakened plant, leaves yellowed, appears like flying dandruff when foliage disturbed |
Whiteflies |
Rote/Pyr, Total Out,
Tomato & Veg 3in1 |
Plum
Plum

fruit
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Leaves curled and discolored; honeydew evident on undersides of leaves, sometimes sooty mold forms |
Aphids |
All Seasons CRS, Eight CDRS,
Garden Dust, Orchard Spray |
| Black sooty mold on honeydew made by ants herding aphids. |
Ants Herding Aphids |
Eight CRS, Total-Out, Rotenone/Pyrethrin |
| Many holes in trunk and branches; small limbs girdled sawdust at holes |
Borers |
Eight CDRS, Rotenone/Pyrethrin, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Skeletonized leaves |
Cankerworms |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Ends of twigs die and fall off |
Cicada |
Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor |
| Fruit falls, crescent shaped cuts in fruit |
Curculios |
Eight CDRS,
Fruit Tree Spray,
Rotenone Dust |
| Small misshapen fruits |
Larvae Of Fruit Flies |
Insect. Soap R,
TOTAL-Outdoor, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Holes in leaves and flowers |
Japanese Beetles |
Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor, Orchard Spray |
| Holes in flowers; leaves rolled up |
Leafrollers |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Cottony white masses on roots, stems, branches leaves; reduced plant vigor |
Mealybugs |
All Seasons CRS,
Total-Outdoor, Orchard Spray |
| Weaken plant, stunting growth, fewer blooms and fruit. |
Sawflies |
Orchard Spray,
TOTAL-Outdoor,
All Seasons CRS |
| Leaves yellow, drop; bumps on leaves and stems; sometimes sticky material on leaves |
Scale |
All Seasons CRS, Eight CDRS,
Orchard Spray |
| Leaves stippled, yellow, dirty; webbing on interior stems of plant |
Spider Mites |
All Seasons CRS,Eight CDRS,
Mite X, Orchard Spray |
| Webbed nest in tree branches filled with caterpillars |
Tent Caterpillars |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT , CPBB(spinosad),
Orchard Spray |
| Much foliage is eaten starting from top of tree down |
Caterpillar Of Tussock Moth |
Orchard Spray, Eight CDRS,
Thuricide BT |
| Small brown spot; fruit matures and spot enlarges to rot part or all of fruit |
Brown Rot Of Stone Fruit |
Fungonil CR, Sulfur Dust, Captan |
| Roots, stems and/or crowns develop tumors (galls); outer layer turns brown and corky. |
Crown Gall |
Resistant varieties |
| Fan-shaped plaques of white fungal strands between bark and wood of roots and lower trunk; armillaria mellea |
Oak Root Fungus |
Plant Removal |
| White spots on leaves; eventually entire leaf is covered with powder |
Powdery Mildew |
Infuse, Lime Sulfur,
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Orange or brown pustules on leaves |
Rust (fungus) |
Fungonil CR, Sulfur Dust, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Skin pecked and portion of fruit eaten |
Birds |
Repels-All CRG, Netting |
| Young tree seedlings wilt, roots gnawed, plant dies |
Pocket Gophers |
MoleMax, Gopher Gassers, Moletox II |
Potato, Sweet
Potato, Sweet
vegetable
| Symptom |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Small, round, brown spots on potato tubers; stem may also show decay |
Black Rot |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Fungonil CR |
| Soft, watery rot on stored tubers |
Soft Rot |
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| Young infected plants may die after transplanting; survivors develop bright yellow leaves, stems rot; poor harvest |
Stem Rot |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Fungonil CR |
| Plants stunted, yellow |
Root-Knot Nematodes |
Chitin, Marigolds, Nitrogen |
| Tunnels in roots and stems, leaves chewed, weevils in potatoes in storage |
Sweet Potato Weevil |
Rotenone/Pyrethrin,
TOTAL-Outdoor |
| Cracked when harvested |
Growth Cracks |
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| Dark brown, black spots on skins |
Scurf |
|
| Tiny, black hopping insect, shot holes in foliage |
Sweet Potato Flea Beetle |
Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
Potato, White
Potato, White

vegetable
| Symptoms |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Spots develop blights on leaves; eventually leaves may die; tubers develop puckered skin and shallow rough lesions; mold |
Early Blight |
Fungonil CR, Mancozeb,
Dragoon Dust,
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Mottled, crinkled foliage; brown specks appear on fruit, and plants may droop and die prematurely |
Mosaic |
Resistant varieties,rotate crops |
| Late in season, older leaves yellow; affected vines die prematurely; stem tissue discolors from base; pink tubers |
Verticillium Wilt (fungus) |
Resistant varieties,reduce nitrogen |
| Small, dark spots on leaves; eventually leaves turn black; fruits may blacken/drop |
Anthracnose (fungus) |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Garden Dust, Fung-onil CR |
| Holes in flowers; leaves rolled up |
Potato Leafroller |
Thuricide BT , All Seasons |
| Leaves wrinkled or curled; discolored, stunted, tend to fall off |
Aphids |
All Seasons,Eight CDRS, Dragoon Dust |
| Holes in leaves |
Cabbage Loopers |
Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT |
| Holes chewed in leaves |
Colorado Potato Beetle |
CPBB(spinosad),
Total-Out,
Dragoon Dust w/Copper |
| Holes chewed in leaves, leaf stalk, stems; plant wilts, dies. |
Cucumber Beetle |
Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin |
| Plant gradually wilts, sawdust trail around stem |
European Corn Borer |
Eight CDRS, Rotenone/Pyrethrin, CPBB(spinosad) |
| Leaves riddled with shotholes; plant weakens |
Flea Beetle |
Eight CDRS,Rote/Pyrethrin, Dragoon Dust |
| Flowers, leaves, roots chewed |
Blister Beetle |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Total-Outdoor |
| Foliage yellowed or white mottling, glaze of honeydew; plant weakens |
Potato Leafhopper |
Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin, All Seasons, Dragoon Dust |
| Tip of leaves brown, internal larvae trails visible. |
Leaf Miners |
CPBB(spinosad), Total-Out |
| Plant stunted, leaves yellowed, lesions on roots |
Root Knot Nematodes |
Chitin, Marigolds |
| Leaves yellowed and may drop |
Psyllids |
Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor |
| Young plants wilt in heat, may yellow and die. |
Root Maggots |
Total-Outdoor, Rotenone/Pyrethrin |
| Black spots, pitting on stem tips, buds, fruit |
Plant Bug |
Eight CDRS,Garden Dust |
| Plant wilts, underground stems and roots chewed. |
Wireworm |
Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin, Total Outdoor |
| Potatoes are eaten before picked |
Pocket Gopher |
MoleMax, Gopher Gassers, Moletox II |
Pumpkin
Pumpkin

vegetable
| Symptom |
Probable Cause |
Bonide Best Solution |
| Holes in leaves; stalks; and stems |
Cucumber Beetles |
Eight CDRS,
Rote/Pyrethrin, Garden Dust |
| Large ragged holes in leaves, often in middle |
Slugs |
Slug Magic |
| Wilted; dried-up leaves |
Squash Bugs |
Eight CDRS,
Rote/Pyrethrin, Garden Dust |
| Sudden wilting of plants |
Squash Vine Borers |
Eight CDRS, Rotenone/Pyrethrin |
| Plants wilt quickly; white, sticky material might be seen when a stem is cut |
Bacterial Wilt |
Resistant varieties,control carrier insects |
| White powder on leaf undersides; foliage wilts |
Downy Mildew |
Fungonil CR, Garden Dust, Dragoon Dust w/Copper,
Tomato & Veg 3 in 1 |
| Yellow-green mottling of leaves |
Yellow Mosaic Virus |
Resistant varieties |
| White spots on leaves; eventually entire leaf is covered with powder; fruits ripen prematurely/poor flavor and texture |
Powdery Mildew |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1, Liq. Copper, Dragoon Dust |
| Sunken green spots on cucumbers |
Scab |
Dragoon Dust w/Copper,
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Fungonil CR |
| Flowers and new fruits damaged |
Pickleworms |
Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin,
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1 |
| Water-soaked spots on leaves |
Angular Leaf Spots |
Fungonil CR,
Tomato & Veg 3in1,
Dragoon Dust w/Copper |
| Small, dark spots on leaves; eventually leaves turn black; fruits may blacken/drop |
Anthracnose (fungus) |
Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Garden Dust, Fung-onil CR |
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