Diamond Back Moth (DBM) Target Crops: Cabbage, Broccoli & Cauliflower. Damage The larvae rasp holes in plant leaves that gradually enlarge to give the leaves a windowpane appearance. The caterpillars are found mostly on leaf undersides. Prevention Use protective row covers to exclude this and other pests from cabbage family

Nematodes Target Crops: Tomatoes, Peppers, Carrots & Vegetable crops. Damage Plants grow slowly, in erratic spurts, and are generally dwarfed in size. When you dig up a troubled tomato or pepper plant, numerous swellings and galls are evident on the roots. Because root knot nematodes don’t move far in the

Mealybugs Target Crops: Citrus, Apples, Pears, Avocados, Grapes, Coffee, Sugarcane, Cassava, Papaya & Sunflowers. Damage They cause damage by sucking the juice from their host plants. Like many pests, mealybugs tend to favor new growth. Over time, their damage causes the leaves to yellow and eventually drop from the plant.