Appearance of pale green, velvety worms covered with fine hairs and a row of light colored spots. Very large, irregular holes eaten through affected leaves. Excrement pellets are generally very noticeable on leaves.

Destroy all residual plant material after harvesting crops. Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

Skeletonization of plant foliage and stems by beetles with black and yellow stripes running along their wing covers. Consumption of foliage and stems by small, fat larvae.

Plowing during the fall or spring helps destroy overwintering adults and thereby reduces the population emerging the following spring. Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

The presence of holes chewed into corn ear, tomatoes, bean pods or other fruit. Excrement can usually be found in and around these holes.

Plow during the fall or spring to destroy over-wintering pupae and thereby reduce the population emerging the following spring. Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

Damage to subsurface root systems, which may leave a plant vulnerable to being blown over by heavy gusts of wind.

To reduce the habitat of these pests periodically cultivate soil in gardens so that no plants or weeds can grow until desirable crops are planted. Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

Very tiny, black or greenish-black jumping beetles found on leaves. Small holes chewed through plant leaves by adult beetles, resulting in a “shot-hole” appearance.

Clean out bushy, overgrown areas, especially those which have tall grass or weeds. Remove as much leaf litter, plant remnants and weeds from seed beds as possible. Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

The appearance of insects with enlarged rear legs that allow them to jump very powerfully. During the day these insects can be found feeding in sunny locations. Egg pods in the soil surrounded by gummy material that hardens to form a protective covering.

Till soil in vegetable garden during fall or spring so that eggs can either be pushed far down into the ground, or brought up to the surface where they are dried out with exposure to sunlight. Note: This technique will destroy only a percentage of eggs, and should not be used as the only means of control in areas of large grasshopper populations.Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

Leaves are skeletonized by shiny green-metallic beetles with tiny tufts of white hair along each side of abdomen. Leaves may turn brown and die.

Vigorously shake small trees and shrubs early in the morning when beetles are sluggish. Place a plastic sheet on the ground so the fallen beetles can be captures and destroyed. Apply insect repellents to shoes and socks. Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label Note: use of pheremone traps to collect adults has not been shown to be effective in controlling Japanese beetles, according to researchers. In fact, these traps may become counterproductive by luring the beetles into the home lawn environment.

Appearance of grayish adult bugs with broad, flat, transparent, lace-like wing covers. Found on the undersides of leaves, these adults leave behind specks of sticky, dark brown excrement called honeydew. Appearance of tiny, very dark nymphs that are covered with spines. These are found on the undersides of leaves. Affected leaves have tiny chlorotic (lightened, gray) spots on the upper surfaces and may fall from the trees.

Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

Tiny, wedge-shaped bugs which can be found feeding on the underside of leaves. These pests jump or fly when disturbed, and at times can be observed running sideways. Affected leaves wilt and have mottled, whitish, reddish or yellow appearance as a result of sap loss from insects feeding. Stems may also be affected.

Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

Skeletonization and browning of leaf tissues by copper-colored beetles with eight black spots on each wing cover.

Remove plant debris and plow under crop residues after harvest to minimize populations of Mexican bean beetles. Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

The presence of small dark brown or black bugs, often gathered at the base of plants or under dead leaves. Leaves on affected plants wilt, then turn crisp and black as they die.

Remove plant debris and other rubbish from gardens and around home perimeters to minimize the pests over-wintering habitat. Hand picking of squash bugs is helpful if they are present in small numbers.  Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

Stems damaged or split by shield-shaped, sap- sucking insects. To determine if stink bugs are present, place a light-colored cloth beneath plants that you suspect are infested and shake them vigorously.

Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

The appearance of large, green caterpillar’s with posterior horns. Serious defoliation is commonly observed on infested vegetable crops. The appearance of large, powerful moths hovering over flowers to suck nectar at dusk.

Hand-pick caterpillars from garden crops. Plowing gardens during fall or winter destroys overwintering pupae and thereby helps reduce the pest population emerging  the following spring. Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

The presence of holes chewed into corn ears, tomatoes, bean pods or other fruit. Excrement can usually be found in and around these holes.

Plow during the fall or spring to destroy overwintering pupae and thereby reduce the population emerging the following spring. Apply Sevin® brand carbaryl insecticide at the rate indicated on the product label.

Alfalfa caterpillar          

Apopka weevil

Apple aphid     

Apple maggot

Apple mealybug

Apple pandemis

Apple rust mite

Aster leafhopper

Armyworm

Avocado leafroller

Bagworms

Bean leaf beetle

Black cherry aphid

Blister beetle

California only:

California red scale

California orangedog

Chinch bugs

Citrus cutworm

Citrus root weevils (adults)

Citrus rust mite

Corn rootworm adults

Cutworms

Diamondback moth

Eriophyid mites

European corn borer

Fall armyworm

Fruitree leafroller

Fuller Rose Beetle

Grape colapsis

Green cloverworm

Harlequin bug

Imported cabbageworm

Leafhoppers

Little leaf notcher (adult)

Melonworm

Orange Tortrix

Pickleworm

Plant bugs

Rednecked peanutworm

Sap beetles

Scale insects (black scale, brown soft scale, California red scale [except in CA], citrus snow scale, yellow scale

Southwestern corn borer

Spiddlebugs

Sweet potato

  hornworm

Sweet potato weevil

Tarnished plant bugs

Three cornered alfalfa hopper

Thrips

Tomato fruitworm

Tomato pinworm         

Tortoise beetles

Velvetbean caterpillar  

Webworms     

Western bean cutworm

Western tussock moth

Whitefringed beetle adults