| Pest |
Damage |
Identification |
Comments |
|
Grasshoppers
|
Large holes, irregular in shape |
Easy to identify. |
Damage is not usually severe enough to reduce plant
health. |
|
Flea Beetles
|
Numerous small holes in leaf, beetles easily detected |
Small black beetles, good at jumping. Black or black with red markings
on thorax.
(Fig 1) |
This pest is not a problem if malathion is used for leafhopper control. |
|
Strawberry root worm
|
Numerous small holes in leaf, beetles active at night. (Fig
2) |
Small oval beetle, about 1/8 inch, brown with 4 darker patches,
or black, found at night.
(Fig 3) |
This pest is potentially very serious because larvae also feed on
roots. However, it rarely shows up where insecticides are used for
leafhopper or other pest control. |
|
Black vine weevil
|
Semi-circular notching from leaf edges.
(Fig 5) |
Black beetles with large, prominent snout. (Fig
4) |
Use barrier fences and pitfall traps to prevent migration to new
plantings. Consider using beneficial nematodes in late summer or early
fall to control larvae in soil. Adults are difficult to control. Still
no insecticides registered. |
