What are the garden pests?

What are the garden pests?

Pests

• Ants. Aphids. Bay tree suckers.
• Bean seed fly. Birds. Cats.
• Cherry aphids (blackfly) Euonymus scale. Gall mites.
• Leatherjackets. Pear leaf blister mite. Plum fruit moths.
• Rabbits. Scale insects. Slugs.
• Snails. Spider mites. Squirrels.
• Tawny mining bee. Viburnum beetles. Vine weevils.
• Apple scab. Bacterial canker. Blackleg.

What bugs are eating my garden?

Common sucking insects include aphids, squash bugs, and spider mites. Spray your plants diligently with insecticide, as sucking insects can breed so rapidly a single application often isn’t enough….Other common leaf eating insects include:

• Leaf cutter bees.
• Japanese beetles.
• Flea beetles.

What can I spray on my garden to keep bugs away?

Insects Bugging Your Plants? Try These 10 Natural Insecticides

1. Soapy water. Mix 5 tablespoons of dish soap with 4 cups of water in a bottle and spray plants with the solution.
2. Neem oil spray.
3. Pyrethrum spray.
4. Beer.
5. Garlic.
6. Pepper spray.
7. Herbal water spray.
8. Alcohol spray.

Do ladybugs eat tomato plants?

Ladybugs, also called lady beetles or ladybirds, dine heartily on pests in flowerbeds and vegetable gardens yet never damage the plants, and the larvae are hungrier than the adults. In the vegetable garden, good lures include cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes.

What vegetables do ladybugs like?

These insects host plants which include onions, beans, carrots, squash, and many other vegetables as well as flowers. Catching these insects may be a bit difficult for the ladybugs because they tend to leap and fly away when they feel threatened.

Are ladybugs eating my plants?

The little orange, dotted beetles that are eating my squash plants actually are in the ladybug family. Most beetles in the ladybug family do not eat plants; instead, they eat pests like aphids and whiteflies and are great helpers in our gardens.