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Garden Plants and Their Problems |
| ENEMY |
DAMAGE |
CONTROL |
| GET SPRAY SCHEDULE FROM YOUR OWN EXPERIMENT STATION OR COUNTY AGENT. |
| Chinaberry |
| Whiteflies |
This tree is favorite breed- |
Spray with DDT. |
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ing ground for citrus |
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whitefly. |
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| Chinese Lantern |
| Cucumber |
Yellow beetle with 3 black |
Spray or dust with DDT. |
| beetle |
stripes devours foliage, |
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transmits mosaic. |
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| Tortoise beetles |
Golden convex beetles feed |
Spray or dust with DDT. |
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on foliage. |
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| Chrysanthemum |
| Leaf nematode |
Brown wedges in leaves, |
Treat soil with sodium sel- |
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progressive drying and dy- |
enate, 1/4 gram per square |
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ing up the stem. |
foot, or spray foliage with |
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parathion; make tip cut- |
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tings. |
| Mealybugs |
White, mealy bugs on un- |
Use phosphate sprays or |
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derside leaves, on stems, in |
aerosols. |
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greenhouses. |
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| Aphids |
Green or black lice on tips. |
Any contact insecticide. |
| Four-lined |
Tan depressed circles in |
Dust with DDT or rote- |
| plant bug |
new leaves. |
none. |
| Gall midge |
Small, conical galls in buds, |
Spray with lindane or |
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leaves, stems. |
DDT. |
| Lace bugs |
Leaves whitened, brown on |
Spray with lindane. |
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underside. |
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| Thrips |
Leaves silvered, black |
Spray with lindane. |
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specks on underside. |
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| Leaf spot |
Brown spots on leaves, |
Spray with Fermate. |
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which die, hang down. |
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| Stunt |
Plants stunted, flowers |
No control except to get |
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small, early. |
virus-free stock. |
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