Carrot, Parsnip, Turnip, Radish, and Beet Pests

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General

Overview of Beet PestsOverview of Beet Pests
Overview of CarrotsOverview of Carrot Pests

Insects

AphidsAphids

ArmywormsArmyworms

Aster LeafhopperAster Leafhopper

Beet LeafhopperBeet Leafhopper

Blister BeetleBlister Beetle

Carrot Rust FlyCarrot Rust Fly

CutwormsCutworms

False Chinch BugFalse Chinch Bug

Flea BeetleFlea Beetles

Garden SymphlanGarden Symphylan

GrasshoppersGrasshoppers

LeafminersLeafminers

Sowbugs & PillbugsSowbugs & Pillbugs

Spider MitesSpider Mites

SpringtailsSpringtails

WhitefliesWhiteflies

WirewormWireworms

Diseases

Alternaria Leaf BlightAlternaria Leaf Blight

Aster YellowsAster Yellows

Bacterial Leaf BlightBacterial Leaf Blight

Bacterial Soft rotBacterial Soft Rot

Beet Curly Top VirusBeet Curly Top Virus

Cavity SpotCavity Spot

Cercospora Leaf SpotCercospora Leaf Spot

Cottony Soft RotCottony Soft Rot (White Mold)

Crater RotCrater Rot

Damping-OffDamping-Off

Itersonilia CankerItersonilia Canker

NematodesNematodes

Phoma Leaf SpotPhoma Leaf Spots & Root Rot

Powdery MildewPowdery Mildew

ScabScab

Image Credits
• Armyworm (North Carolina State University)
• Beet Leafhopper (G. Oldfield Affiliation, USDA, www.bugwood.org)
• Blister Beetle (Townsend, L., University of Kentucky)
• Carrot Rust Fly (growveg.com)
• Springtails (Susan Ellis, Bugwood.org)
• Alternaria Leaf Blight (Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org)
• Aster Yellows (Oregon State University Plant Pathology)
• Bacterial Leaf Blight (www.plantdiseases.org/bacterial-leaf-blight-carrot-0)
• Bacterial Leaf Spot (M. Nampijja, S. Crane, and L. du Toit, Washington State University)


• Bacterial Soft Rot (www.plantdiseases.org/bacterial-soft-rot-turnip)
• Cavity Spot (Paul A. Koepsell)
• Cercospora Leaf Spot (© Bayer)
• Cottony Soft Rot (www.agric.wa.gov.au)
• Crater Rot (University of Massachusetts Extension)
• Itersonilia Canker (warwick.ac.uk)
• Nematodes (Washington State University)
• Phoma Leaf Spot & Root Rot (Cornell University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences)
• Scab (plantdiseases.org/sugar-beet-scab-beet)