Types of Pest Damage
This type of pest removes leaf or stem tissue and often leaves holes behind.
What is a chewing pest?
These insects reduce pest populations and help pollinate plants.
What are beneficial insects?
Plant diseases are caused by fungi, bacteria, or this third factor.
What is the environment?
A swollen growth at the soil line is a symptom of this disease.
What is crown gall?
If a leaf has holes instead of spots, the cause is most likely this.
What is an insect?
These pests remove sap or plant juices, often causing yellow speckles or sticky residue.
What are sucking pests?
Known as “Aphid Lions,” this insect controls soft-bodied pests like aphids.
What is a lacewing?
Dark, sunken spots are symptoms of this fungal disease.
What is anthracnose?
Wilting in wet soil and brown, mushy roots are symptoms of this disease.
What is root rot?
If a leaf has spots instead of holes, the cause is more likely this.
What is a disease?
Borers and leaf miners fall into this feeding category because they feed inside plant tissue.
What are internal feeders?
This natural biocontrol agent consumes aphids, scales, mites, and whitefly nymphs.
What is a lady beetle?
Black circles with a yellow halo are symptoms of this fungal disease.
What is black spot?
Bright orange spots on leaves are a sign of this disease.
What is cedar-apple rust?
Sticky residue and clusters of small insects suggest this pest.
What are aphids?
If you see slime trails and holes in leaves, this chewing pest is likely responsible.
What is a snail or slug?
This insect preys on caterpillars and beetle larvae to feed its young.
What is a paper wasp?
Gray fuzzy mold on plants is a symptom of this disease.
What is botrytis?
Blackened, burned-looking leaves with a shepherd’s crook tip indicate this disease.
What is fire blight?
Squiggly tunnels inside leaves are caused by this internal feeder.
What is a leaf miner?
Fine speckling and webbing on leaves are clues that this sucking pest is present.
What is a spider mite?
This insect hunts aphids and moths but may also eat beneficial insects.
What is a praying mantis?
White powder on leaves is a symptom of this disease.
What is powdery mildew?
Sunken dead areas on stems or trees are called this.
What is canker?
Missing leaf parts and skeletonized leaves are clues of this feeding type.
What is chewing damage?