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Asparagus

Asparagus beetle larva

Asparagus beetle larva on foliage

Asparagus beetle larvae instars on penny

Asparagus common beetle

Asparagus spotted beetle (dorsal view)

Bean

Bean leaf beetles

Bean leaf beetle pod damage

Bean leaf beetle feeding on pod (close up)

European corn borer larva inside soy stem

European corn borer egg mass in blackhead stage

Potato leafhopper damage on beans

Mexican bean beetle adult and larvae damage (close up)

Mexican bean beetle life cycle [Photo by L. Bledsoe]

Pale striped flea beetle adult

Potato leafhopper adult on leaf (close up)

Potato leafhopper nymphs

Red headed flea beetle damage on soy leaf (close up)

Seed corn maggot (close up)

Tarnished plant bug adult

Broccoli

Dead worms on broccoli plant

Worm damage on broccoli plants

Grasshopper on broccoli head (side view)

Cabbage

Aphids and syrphid larva on cabbage

Aphids and worm damage on cabbage leaf

Cabbage butterfly on crucifer flower (close up)

Cabbage butterfly on crucifer flower

Cabbage looper (front elevated) with leaf damage

Cabbage looper pupa and aphids on leaf

Cabbage looper pupa under webbing

Diseased imported cabbageworm

Cabbageworm damage

Cross striped cabbageworm cause whorl damage

Cross striped cabbageworm (close up)

Diamond black moth larva and aphids feeding on cabbage leaf

Diamond black moth pupa (close up)

Parasitic wasp egg mass on cabbage leaf

Harlequin bug on cabbage leaf

Harlequin bug nymph on crucifer leaf (dorsal view)

Newly hatched caterpillars on cabbage leaf

Tarnished plant bug on crucifer leaf vein (close up)

Woolly bear caterpillars

Cucumber

Aphids on cucumber leaf

Aphids and ants on cucumber leaf (close up)

Bacterial blight on leaves

Early aphid damage on cucumber plant

Frost damage on cucumber plant

Wilting cucumber plant

Whiteflies on cucumber leaf

White flies and eggs on cucumber leaf (close up)

Eggplant

Colorado potato beetle larvae feeding on eggplant leaf

Colorado potato beetle larvae damage on eggplant

Frost damage on eggplant

Flea beetle damage on eggplant leaf

Flea beetle damage on eggplant leaf (close up)

Green Bean

Bean leaf beetle damage on green bean and leaf

Old damage by bean leaf beetle and new leaf growth

Bean leaf beetle feeding on leaf (close up)

Green bean leaf damage by red bean leaf beetle

Green june beetle on stem of green bean stem

Green bean seedlings with and without bean leaf beetle damage

Mexican bean beetle adult and larvae on damaged leaf

Leaf damage by adult Mexican bean beetle

Green bean leaves damaged by Mexican bean beetle

Mexican bean beetle pupae on damaged green bean leaf

Green Pepper

Aphid honeydew on pepper

Corn earworm damage in split open pepper

Holes in green pepper from corn earworm

Corn earworm larva in damaged green pepper with frass

European corn borer larva and damage in green pepper stem

Green june beetle on pepper leaf

Early frost damage on green pepper plant

European corn borer egg mass on green pepper (close up)

Hornworm egg on green pepper

Hornworm on green pepper plant

Lettuce

Aphids and alate on lettuce leaf (close up)

Aphids on center lettuce head

Aphids on lettuce plant

Corn earworm larva cause lettuce damage

Imported cabbageworm larva on lettuce leaf

Stink bug eggs on lettuce leaf

Melon

Alternarial leaf spot on melon leaf

Aphid damage on honeydew melon

Aphids and alate nymphs on melon leaf (close up)

Wireworm damage on canteloupe

Canteloupe skin damaged by wireworm peeled back

Maggot on melon stem

Maggot on melon stem (close up)

Aphid infestation on melon leaf

Striped cucumber beetle on melon flowers

Feeding damage by striped cucumber beetle on melon plant

Striped cucumber beetle mating on melon leaf

Wireworm damage on melon (close up)

Dead melon plant caused by wireworm

Okra

Aphid mummies on okra leaf

Brown marmorated stink bug nymph on okra terminal (dorsal view)

Brown stink bug on damaged okra fruit

Brown stink bug on early okra fruit

Brown stink bug on large okra fruit

Brown stink bugs on red okra fruit

Eggs and whitefly on okra leaf (close up)

Grasshopper nymph on okra leaf

Freeze damage on okra

Leaf miner damage on okra leaf (close up)

Japanese beetle damage on okra leaf

Aphid damage on young okra plant

Aphid damage on young okra plant

Onion & Garlic

Onion maggot damage on garlic (close up)

Onion maggot damage on garlic clove

Onion maggots on penny

Potato

Early instar Colorado potato beetle larva feeding on leaf

Late instar Colorado potato beetle larva

Adult Colorado potato beetle feeding on leaf

Colorado potato beetle eggs on leaf

Colorado potato beetle pupa forming on leaf

Aggregated feeding of larval Colorado potato beetle

Defoliation from Colorado potato beetle

Margined blister beetle on potato leaf (dorsal view)

Potato leafhopper damage on potato branch

Pumpkin

Pumpkin plant wilting due to squash vine borer

Pumpkin scarred from squash bugs

Hole in pumpkin stem

Squash vine borer larva in pumpkin stem (close up)

Squash vine borer holes in pumpkin

Squash bug eggs on pumpkin leaf

Squash bug nymph on pumpkin vine

Squash bug on pumpkin vine

Squash bug adults and nymphs on pumpkin

Damage done by squash vine borer

Squash vine borer

Squash

Aphid colony on squash leaf

Evidence of beetle feeding on squash stem

Squash bug (dorsal view)

Squash bug eggs and nymphs

Squash bug eggs on stem

Squash bug nymph (close up)

Squash bug hatchlings

Squash bugs on butternut squash

Frost damage on squash plant

Striped cucumber beetle feeding on squash stem

Squash vine borer and frass on stem

Squash vine borer moth (dorsal view)

Squash vine borer inside stem (close up)

Damage on squash leaf by striped cucumber beetle

Striped cucumber beetle on squash leaf (close up)

Striped cucumber beetle feeding on squash leaf (close up)

Sweet Corn

Corn earworm larva on corn ear tip

Diseased European corn borer

Large infected corn earworm and small European corn borer larva in corn tip

European corn borer larva on tassel

European corn borer egg mass (close up)

Male and female European corn borer adults

European corn borer larva damage on sweet corn ear

European corn borer damage on corn whorl

Fall armyworm larva dammage on tassel (close up)

White slug damage on corn leaf (close up)

Southwestern corn borer larva tunnel in stalk

Westen bean cutworm larva damage on sweet corn tip

Western bean cutworm larva damage on sweet corn ear

Tomato

Aphids and alate nymphs on tomato leaf

Aphids and syrphid larvae and instars on tomato leaf

Brown marmorated stink bug damage on a tomato with fungus [Photo by J. Brust]

Tomato heavily fed on by brown marmorated stink bug [Photo by J. Brust]

Dead hanging hornworm [Photo by Sarah Thompson]

Early instar hornworm on tomato plant [Photo by Sarah Thompson]

Hornworm egg on tomato leaf

Hornworm extended on tomato stem

Parasitized hornworm

Pre pupa hornworm on soil

Hornworm and tomato damage

Color variation on hornworms

Leaf footed bug on red tomato

Russet mites on tomato leaf vein (microscopic view)

Stalk borer larva on tomato stem

Stalk borer entering tomato

Damaged tomato plants by stalk borer

Stalk borer entry hole of tomato plant

Slug exiting hole in damaged tomato

Tomato defoliation and fruit damage by hornworm

Spotted cucumber beetles on damaged tomatoes

Frost damage on tomato plant

Stink bug damage on tomatoes

Thrips damage on tomatoes

Purple tomato hornworm [Photo by Sarah Thompson]

Variegated corn worm damage on tomatoes [Photo by L. Maynard]

Variegated corn worm damage on tomato [Photo by L. Maynard]

Whiteflies on tomato leaf

Yellow striped armyworm (close up)

Yellow striped armyworm feeding on grape tomato

Yellow striped armyworm on damaged tomato (close up)

Zucchini

Squash bug nymphs on zucchini

Striped cucumber beetles on damaged zucchini leaf

Striped cucumber beetle damage on zucchini leaf

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