Three booksPests & creatures
The Bestiary
Every living thing the companion knows to blame — the sap-suckers, the leaf-eaters, the grubs working out of sight below the soil, and the birds and mammals that treat a garden as a larder. Search by the damage you can see, or leaf through by how each one makes its living; every entry opens with how to know it, where it came from, what to do now, and who will hunt it for you.
105 creatures in the roll
Sap-suckers
24 creatures Adelgids & woolly aphids Adelgidae & Eriosoma lanigerum Sap-sucker Serious Aphids Aphidoidea Sap-sucker Serious Boxelder & seed bugs Boisea trivittata & Leptoglossus occidentalis Sap-sucker Disfiguring Broad & cyclamen mites Polyphagotarsonemus latus & Phytonemus pallidus Sap-sucker Serious Capsid bug Miridae Sap-sucker Disfiguring Chinch bugs Blissus leucopterus & B. insularis Sap-sucker Serious Eriophyid mites Eriophyidae Sap-sucker Serious Four-lined plant bug Poecilocapsus lineatus Sap-sucker Disfiguring Gall mites Eriophyidae Sap-sucker Disfiguring Lace bugs Tingidae — Stephanitis and Corythucha spp. Sap-sucker Serious Leafhoppers Cicadellidae Sap-sucker Serious Mealybugs Pseudococcidae Sap-sucker Serious Mosquitoes Culicidae Sap-sucker Disfiguring Psyllids Psylloidea Sap-sucker Disfiguring Scale insects Coccoidea Sap-sucker Serious Spider mites Tetranychus urticae Sap-sucker Serious Spittlebugs Cercopidae & Aphrophoridae Sap-sucker Disfiguring Spotted lanternfly Lycorma delicatula Sap-sucker Serious Squash bug Anasa tristis Sap-sucker Ruinous Stink bugs Pentatomidae — chiefly Halyomorpha halys Sap-sucker Serious Tarnished plant bug Lygus lineolaris Sap-sucker Serious Thrips Thysanoptera Sap-sucker Disfiguring Ticks Ixodes, Dermacentor & Amblyomma spp. Sap-sucker Serious Whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum & Aleyrodes proletella Sap-sucker Serious All 24 sap-suckers Open the shelf
Leaf-eaters
32 creatures Armyworms Spodoptera frugiperda & Mythimna unipuncta Leaf-eater Ruinous Asparagus beetle Crioceris asparagi Leaf-eater Serious Bagworms Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Leaf-eater Serious Bean leaf beetle Cerotoma trifurcata Leaf-eater Serious Blister beetles Meloidae — chiefly Epicauta spp. Leaf-eater Serious Cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni Leaf-eater Serious Cabbage white caterpillars Pieris brassicae & Pieris rapae Leaf-eater Serious Caterpillars Lepidoptera larvae Leaf-eater Disfiguring Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata Leaf-eater Serious Cucumber beetle Acalymma & Diabrotica spp. Leaf-eater Serious Diamondback moth Plutella xylostella Leaf-eater Serious Earwigs Forficula auricularia Leaf-eater Disfiguring Fall webworm Hyphantria cunea Leaf-eater Disfiguring Flea beetle Phyllotreta & Altica spp. Leaf-eater Disfiguring Grasshoppers Acrididae — chiefly Melanoplus spp. Leaf-eater Serious Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Leaf-eater Serious Leafrollers Tortricidae — Choristoneura and Argyrotaenia spp. Leaf-eater Disfiguring Lily beetle Lilioceris lilii Leaf-eater Serious Mexican bean beetle Epilachna varivestis Leaf-eater Serious Millipedes Diplopoda Leaf-eater Disfiguring Pea & bean weevil Sitona lineatus Leaf-eater Disfiguring Rose chafer Macrodactylus subspinosus Leaf-eater Serious Rosemary beetle Chrysolina americana Leaf-eater Disfiguring Sawfly Symphyta Leaf-eater Serious Slugs & snails Gastropoda Leaf-eater Serious Sod webworm Crambus and Parapediasia spp. Leaf-eater Disfiguring Sowbugs & pillbugs Oniscidea — Porcellio and Armadillidium spp. Leaf-eater Disfiguring Spongy moth Lymantria dispar Leaf-eater Ruinous Tent caterpillars Malacosoma americanum & M. disstria Leaf-eater Disfiguring Tomato hornworm Manduca quinquemaculata Leaf-eater Serious Viburnum leaf beetle Pyrrhalta viburni Leaf-eater Ruinous Winter moth Operophtera brumata Leaf-eater Serious All 32 leaf-eaters Open the shelf
Borers
19 creatures Allium leafminer Phytomyza gymnostoma Borer Serious Apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella Borer Serious Asian longhorned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Borer Ruinous Bark beetles Scolytinae — Ips, Dendroctonus and Scolytus spp. Borer Ruinous Birch leafminer Fenusa pumila & Profenusa thomsoni Borer Disfiguring Boxwood leafminer Monarthropalpus flavus Borer Serious Cane borers Oberea bimaculata, Agrilus ruficollis & Hartigia trimaculata Borer Serious Codling moth Cydia pomonella Borer Serious Common stalk borer Papaipema nebris Borer Serious Corn earworm Helicoverpa zea Borer Serious Emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis Borer Ruinous Iris borer Macronoctua onusta Borer Ruinous Leaf miners Agromyzidae & others Borer Disfiguring Peachtree borer Synanthedon exitiosa & S. pictipes Borer Ruinous Plum curculio Conotrachelus nenuphar Borer Serious Plum moth Grapholita funebrana Borer Serious Raspberry beetle Byturus tomentosus Borer Serious Spotted wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii Borer Ruinous Squash vine borer Melittia cucurbitae Borer Ruinous All 19 borers Open the shelf
Root feeders
17 creatures Ants Formicidae Root feeder Disfiguring Cabbage root fly Delia radicum Root feeder Serious Carrot fly Psila rosae Root feeder Serious Corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera & D. barberi Root feeder Serious Cutworms Noctuidae larvae Root feeder Serious Eelworms Ditylenchus & Aphelenchoides spp. Root feeder Ruinous Fungus gnats Sciaridae Root feeder Disfiguring Jumping worms Amynthas and Metaphire spp. Root feeder Ruinous Leatherjackets Tipula and Nephrotoma spp. Root feeder Serious Narcissus bulb fly Merodon equestris Root feeder Serious Onion fly & leek moth Delia antiqua & Acrolepiopsis assectella Root feeder Serious Seedcorn maggot Delia platura Root feeder Serious Springtails Collembola Root feeder Disfiguring Strawberry root weevil Otiorhynchus ovatus & Anthonomus signatus Root feeder Serious Vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Root feeder Ruinous White grubs Scarabaeidae larvae — Popillia, Cyclocephala, Phyllophaga Root feeder Serious Wireworms Agriotes spp. Root feeder Serious All 17 root feeders Open the shelf
Birds & mammals
13 creatures Birds Aves Bird or mammal Serious Cats Felis catus Bird or mammal Disfiguring Chipmunks Tamias striatus & Neotamias spp. Bird or mammal Disfiguring Deer Cervidae Bird or mammal Serious Groundhog Marmota monax Bird or mammal Ruinous Mice & voles Apodemus & Microtus spp. Bird or mammal Serious Moles Scalopus aquaticus & Scapanus spp. Bird or mammal Disfiguring Opossums Didelphis virginiana Bird or mammal Disfiguring Pocket gophers Thomomys and Geomys spp. Bird or mammal Ruinous Rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus Bird or mammal Serious Raccoons Procyon lotor Bird or mammal Serious Skunks Mephitis mephitis Bird or mammal Disfiguring Squirrels Sciurus carolinensis Bird or mammal Serious All 13 birds & mammals Open the shelf