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Six-Spotted Leafhopper
Virginia Tech Entomology — Adult and young: Light greenish yellow with 6 black spots. Slender, wedge-shaped, very active; up to 1/8 inch long. Spreads the virus of aster yellows to lettuce, carrots, and asters. All diseased plants should be rogued and destroyed to avoid ...More…
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Raspberry Fruitworms
Virginia Tech Entomology — Several species. Adults: Yellow to brown beetles, 1/4 inch long. Larvae: Brown and white, up to 1/8 inch long. Adults make long, narrow slits in blossom buds and newly formed leaves. Larvae feed in berries. Adult raspberry fruitworm beetles ...More…
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Tomato Russet Mite
Virginia Tech Entomology — Not visible to naked eye; mite can be seen with a 20 power hand lens. It is white and pear shaped. Not classified as an insect. Lower stems become bronze, or russet; damage spreads up the plant and to underside of leaves; fruit may become ...More…
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Squash Vine Borer
Virginia Tech Entomology — Bores in vines, eats holes in stem near base of runner. Runner wilts. The pupae of squash vine borers overwinter in soil. From early to mid summer when cucurbits begin to bloom the adult moths appear and lay brown eggs singly at the base around ...More…
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Tomato Fruitworm
Virginia Tech Entomology — Green, brown, or pink; light stripes along sides and on back; up to 1 and 3/4 inches long. When this insect occurs on corn, it is called the corn earworm. Throughout United States; particularly in southern states and California. Disgard portions ...More…
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Cowpea Curculio
Virginia Tech Entomology — Adult: Black, hump-backed snout beetle, 1/4 inch long. Larva: Whitish, legless, yellowish head. Up to 1/3 inch long. Adults eat small holes in pods and peas. Larvae feed within the green seed. Adult cowpea curculio beetles overwinter near ...More…
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Virginia Tech Entomology — Two species. Green, diagonal lines on sides, prominent horn on rear end, up to 4 inches long. Tomato hornworms overwinter in the pupal stage. Adult moths appear in late spring and lay eggs that hatch in about a week. Larvae feed on foliage for ...More…
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Stalk Borer
Virginia Tech Entomology — Slender. Young larvae: Creamy white; dark purple band around the body; several brown or purple stripes running lengthwise down the body. Full grown larvae: Creamy white to light purple without band and stripes. Up to 1 and 1/4 inches long when ...More…
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White Grubs
Virginia Tech Entomology — Several species. White or light yellow, hard brown heads, curved; 1/2 inch to l 1/2 inches long when fully grown. White grubs live in soil and are larvae of May beetles. They require 3 years to mature. Larvae feed on roots and underground parts ...More…
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Mexican Bean Beetle
Virginia Tech Entomology — Adult: Copper colored, oval, 1/4 inch long, 16 black spots on back. Larva: Orange to yellow, fuzzy or spiny, up to 1/3 inch long. Adults and larvae feed on pods and on underside of leaves; pods and leaves are skeletonized. Mexican bean beetles ...More…