Common Vegetable Pests

Welcome to the
Insect Identification Laboratory
at Virginia Tech

Common Insect and Mite Pests of Vegetables

found in Virginia and Nearby Areas

Host-Pest List

Click the Host Plant Where you found the Insect or Mite

  • Asparagus

  • Beans (all types)

  • Beet & Chard

  • Blackberry & Brambles

  • Cabbage, Broccoli & Brussels Sprouts

  • Cantaloupe

  • Carrot

  • Celery

  • Collards & Kale

  • Corn

  • Cucumber

  • Dewberry

  • Eggplant

  • Lettuce

  • Lima Bean

  • Melons

  • Okra

  • Onion

  • Parsley & Parsnip

  • Peanut  (Home garden only)

  • Peas (Blackeye & Garden)

  • Pepper (Bell)

  • Potato

  • Radish

  • Raspberry

  • Rhubarb

  • Soybean  (Home garden only)

  • Spinach

  • Squash & Pumpkin

  • Strawberry

  • Sweet Corn

  • Sweet Potato

  • Tomato

  • Turnip & Mustard

  • Watermelon

    Developed by Alexandra Spring & Eric R. Day (Manager), Insect Identification Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech

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