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IPM for Crucifers in Ontario: Cole Crops - Photo Gallery of Pests

Author: Kristen Callow - former Vegetable Crops Specialist/OMAFRA
Creation Date:
June 1999
Last Reviewed: 26 August 2003
Taken from Publication 701, Integrated Pest Management for Crucifers in Ontario, 1996

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Link to larger photo of Imported cabbageworm feeding damage
Figure 1 Imported cabbageworm feeding damage
Link to larger photo of Imported cabbageworm adult at leaf edge.
Figure 2 Imported cabbageworm adult at leaf edge
Link to larger photo of Imported cabbageworm egg. Note bullet shape and ridges.
Figure 3 Imported cabbageworm egg. Note bullet shape and ridges
Link to larger photo of Imported cabbageworm larva
Figure 4 Imported cabbageworm larva
Link to larger photo of  Imported cabbageworm chrysalis.
Figure 5 Imported cabbageworm chrysalis
Link to larger photo of Parasite pupae emerging from imported cabbageworm larva
Figure 6 Parasite pupae emerging from imported cabbageworm larva
Link to larger photo of Cabbage looper larva. Note "inchworm" posture
Figure 7 Cabbage looper larva. Note "inchworm" posture
Link to larger photo of Cabbage looper "wilt" disease
Figure 8 Cabbage looper "wilt" disease
Link to larger photo of Diamondback moth "windows" feeding damage. Figure 9 Diamondback moth "windows" feeding damage Link to larger photo of Late season diamondback moth damage on cabbage head
Figure 10 Late season diamondback moth damage on cabbage head
Link to larger photo of Diamondback moth adult
Figure 11 Diamondback moth adult. Note diamond pattern
Link to larger photo of Diamondback moth larva
Figure 12 Diamondback moth larva. Note rear legs that form a "V"
Link to larger photo of Imported cabbageworm larva
Figure 13 Imported cabbageworm larva. Note rounded rear end
Link to larger photo of Diamondback moth pupae in gauze-like cocoon
Figure 14 Diamondback moth pupae in gauze-like cocoon
Link to larger photo of Skeletonized leaf. Feeding damage from zebra caterpillar
Figure 15 Skeletonized leaf. Feeding damage from zebra caterpillar
Link to larger photo of Zebra caterpillar with diagnostic striped pattern
Figure 16 Zebra caterpillar with diagnostic striped pattern
Link to larger photo of Soft rot on cauliflower head as a result of zebra caterpillar feeding
Figure 17 Soft rot on cauliflower head as a result of zebra caterpillar feeding
Link to larger photo of Parasite eggs and larva on zebra caterpillar
Figure 18 Parasite eggs and larva on zebra caterpillar
Link to larger photo of Black cutworm adult
Figure 19 Black cutworm adult
Link to larger photo of Black cutworm caterpillar
Figure 20 Black cutworm caterpillar
Link to larger photo of Cabbage maggot tunneling along root surface
Figure 21 Cabbage maggot tunneling along root surface
Link to larger photo of Cabbage maggot adults
Figure 22 Cabbage maggot adults
Link to larger photo of Cabbage maggot eggs at base of plant
Figure 23 Cabbage maggot eggs at base of plant
Link to larger photo of Cabbage maggot egg
Figure 24 Cabbage maggot egg
Link to larger photo of Yellow rocket in flower
Figure 25 Yellow rocket in flower
Link to larger photo of Cabbage maggot larva
Figure 26 Cabbage maggot larva
Link to larger photo of Cabbage maggots on cauliflower roots
Figure 27 Cabbage maggots on cauliflower roots
Link to larger photo of Bok choy with turnip mosaic virus
Figure 28 Bok choy with turnip mosaic virus
Link to larger photo of Live aphids with cast-off skins
Figure 29 Live aphids with cast-off skins
Link to larger photo of Green peach aphids. Winged and wingless adult
Figure 30 Green peach aphids. Winged and wingless adult
Link to larger photo of Cabbage aphid eggs on rutabaga
Figure 31 Cabbage aphid eggs on rutabaga
Link to larger photo of Wingless cabbage aphid adult
Figure 32 Wingless cabbage aphid adult
Link to larger photo of Winged cabbage aphid adult
Figure 33 Winged cabbage aphid adult
Link to larger photo of Colony of cabbage aphids on canola flower
Figure 34 Colony of cabbage aphids on canola flower
Link to larger photo of Turnip aphid
Figure 35 Turnip aphid. Winged and wingless adults
Link to larger photo of Lady beetle larva
Figure 36 Lady beetle larva
Link to larger photo of Lady beetle adult
Figure 37 Lady beetle adult
Link to larger photo of Lacewing larva
Figure 38 Lacewing larva
Link to larger photo of Syrphid larva
Figure 39 Syrphid larva
Link to larger photo of Parasitized aphids
Figure 40 Parasitized aphids. Note rounded, papery appearance
Link to larger photo of Green peach aphid infected with fungus
Figure 41 Green peach aphid infected with fungus
Link to larger photo of Flea beetle damage on bok choy
Figure 42 Flea beetle damage on bok choy
Link to larger photo of Flea beetle damage
Figure 43 Flea beetle damage. Old feeding holes with brown edges
Link to larger photo of Crucifer flea beetle
Figure 44 Crucifer flea beetle
Link to larger photo of Striped flea beetle
Figure 45 Striped flea beetle
Link to larger photo of Broccoli and "crispifolia" trap crop
Figure 46 Broccoli and "crispifolia" trap crop
Link to larger photo of Flea beetle feeding damage on "crispifolia"
Figure 47 Flea beetle feeding damage on "crispifolia"
Link to larger photo of Serpentine leafminer damage on choy sum
Figure 48 Serpentine leafminer damage on choy sum
Link to larger photo of Adult serpentine leafminer
Figure 49 Adult serpentine leafminer
Link to larger photo of Serpentine leafminer larva and pupa
Figure 50 Serpentine leafminer larva and pupa
Link to larger photo of Chalcid egg in leafminer mine
Figure 51 Chalcid egg in leafminer mine
Link to larger photo of Thrips damage on cabbage
Figure 52 Thrips damage on cabbage
Link to larger photo of thrips damage on cauliflower head
Figure 53 thrips damage on cauliflower head
Link to larger photo of Thrips adult and feeding damage on stored cabbage
Figure 54 Thrips adult and feeding damage on stored cabbage
Link to larger photo of Tarnished plant bug damage on broccoli heads
Figure 55 Tarnished plant bug damage on broccoli heads
Link to larger photo of Adult tarnished plant bug
Figure 56
Adult tarnished plant bug
Link to larger photo of Tarnished plant bug nymph
Figure 57 Tarnished plant bug nymph. note wing pads and dark markings
Link to larger photo of Slug damage on bok choy
Figure 58 Slug damage on bok choy
Link to larger photo of Missing plants due to rhizoctonia
Figure 59 Missing plants due to rhizoctonia
Link to larger photo of Constriction of lower stem and purpling of the leaves due to rhizoctonia
Figure 60 Constriction of lower stem and purpling of the leaves due to rhizoctonia
Link to larger photo of Wirestem symptom of rhizoctonia
Figure 61 Wirestem symptom of rhizoctonia
Link to larger photo of Wilted area of field as a result of clubroot
Figure 62 Wilted area of field as a result of clubroot
Link to larger photo of Young broccoli plant showing clubbed roots
Figure 63 Young broccoli plant showing clubbed roots
Link to larger photo of Fusarium yellows on cabbage
Figure 64 Fusarium yellows on cabbage showing yellowing of older leaves
Link to larger photo of Fusarium yellows infection
Figure 65 Fusarium yellows infection. One-sided wilting and leaf curvature
Link to larger photo of Downy mildew on older broccoli leaves
Figure 66 Downy mildew on older broccoli leaves
Link to larger photo of Downy mildew lesion on cabbage leaf
Figure 67 Downy mildew lesion on cabbage leaf
Link to larger photo of Downy mildew
Figure 68 Downy mildew. Internal greying in broccoli head
Link to larger photo of Black rot lesion
Figure 69 Black rot lesion with typical "V" shape
Link to larger photo of Black rot symptom on cabbage head
Figure 70 Black rot symptom on cabbage head
Link to larger photo of Alternaria "black spot" on cauliflower head
Figure 71 Alternaria "black spot" on cauliflower head
Link to larger photo of Alternaria lesions on cauliflower leaves
Figure 72 Alternaria lesions on cauliflower leaves
Link to larger photo of White rot on cabbage
Figure 73 White rot on cabbage. Note intact but totally rotted head
Link to larger photo of White rot on cabbage hea
Figure 74 White rot on cabbage head. Note black sclerotia
Link to larger photo of Soft rot on root resulting from cabbage maggot tunneling
Figure 75 Soft rot on root resulting from cabbage maggot tunneling
Link to larger photo of Tip burn on cabbage
Figure 76 Tip burn on cabbage
Link to larger photo of Bolted broccoli in field
Figure 77 Bolted broccoli in field
Link to larger photo of Pepper spot on cabbage
Figure 78 Pepper spot on cabbage
Link to larger photo of Black speck on red cabbage
Figure 79 Black speck on red cabbage.
Link to larger photo of Frozen core in cabbage
Figure 80 Frozen core in cabbage
Link to larger photo of Hollow stem in cauliflower
Figure 81 Hollow stem in cauliflower
Link to larger photo of Potassium deficiency in cauliflower
Figure 82 Potassium deficiency in cauliflower
Link to larger photo of Magnesium deficiency in cabbage
Figure 83 Magnesium deficiency in cabbage
Link to larger photo of Tip burn in cauliflower
Figure 84 Tip burn in cauliflower
Link to larger photo of Internal blackening in stored cabbage due to tip burn
Figure 85 Internal blackening in stored cabbage due to tip burn

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