Apple

 

 

fruit

 

Symptoms	Probable Cause	Bonide Best Solution
Leaves wrinkled or curled; discolored, stunted, tend to fall off	Aphids	Annual Tree & Shrub, Eight CRS, Fruit Tree Spray, Orchard Spray
Black sooty mold on honeydew made by ants herding aphids.	Ants Herding Aphids	Eight CRS, Total-Out, Rotenone/Pyrethrin
Many holes in trunk and branches; small limbs girdled sawdust at holes	Borers	Annual Tree & Shrub, Lime Sulfur,  Fruit Tree Spray,
Skeletonized leaves	Cankerworms	Eight CRS, Orchard Spray
Ends of twigs die and fall off.	Cicadas	Eight CRS, Total Outdoor
Holes in fruit; sawdust around hole; interior of fruit dark, rotted.	Caterpillar Of Codling Moth	Fruit Tree Spray, Eight CRS, Orchard Spray, Rote/Pyr
Holes chewed in leaves, leaf stalk, stems; plant wilts, dies.	Cucumber Beetles	Eight CRS, Orchard Spray, Rotenone/Pyrethrin
Fruit falls, crescent –shaped cuts in skin of fruit	Curculios	Eight CRS, Orchard Spray,  BonNeem
Leaves and twigs webbed together	Fall Webworms	Eight CRS, Orchard Spray, Rotenone/Pyrethrin
Small misshapen fruits	Fruit Flies	Fruit Tree Spray,   Eight CRS, Orchard Spray, Rote/Pyr
Trees defoliated, brown egg cases appear on trunk	Caterpillar Of Gypsy Moths	Eight CRS, Orchard Spray, BonNeem CR
Holes in leaves and flowers	Japanese Beetles	Annual Tree & Shrub, Eight CRS,  Fruit Tree Spray, Orchard Spray
Foliage yellowed or white mottling, glaze of honeydew; plant weakens	Leafhoppers	Annual Tree & Shrub,  Eight CRS,   Fruit Tree Spray, Orchard Spray
Tip of leaves brown, internal larvae trails visible. Leaves skeletonized/rolled up.	Leaf Miners	Annual Tree & Shrub, All Seasons, Fruit Tree Spray
Holes in flowers; leaves rolled up	Leafrollers	Fruit Tree Spray,    Eight CRS, Orchard Spray, Rote/Pyr
Cottony white masses on roots, stems, branches leaves; reduced plant vigor	Mealybugs	Annual Tree & Shrub, Bon-Neem, Fruit Tree Spray, Orchard Spray
Leaves yellowed and may drop	Psyllids	Annual Tree & Shrub, Bon-Neem,  Fruit Tree Spray, Orchard Spray
Weaken plant, stunting growth, fewer blooms and fruit.	Sawflies	Annual Tree & Shrub, Bon-Neem,  Fruit Tree Spray, Orchard Spray
Leaves stippled, yellow, dirty; webbing on interior stems of plant	Spider Mites	Fruit Tree Spray,  Bon-Neem CR,    Orchard Spray, All Seasons CRS
Deformed or dwarf flowers.	Tarnish Plant Bugs	Eight CRS, Total Outdoor,   Orchard Spray
Webbed nest in tree branches filled with caterpillars	Tent Caterpillars	Fruit Tree Spray,   Eight CRS,  Orchard Spray, Rote/Pyr
Leaves discolored; black fecal spots on underside of leaf.	Thrips	Annual Tree & Shrub, All Seasons,Fruit Tree Spray, Orchard Spray
Much foliage is eaten starting from top of tree down	Caterpillar Of Tussock Moth	Fruit Tree Spray,  Eight CRS, Orchard Spray, Rote/Pyr
Mottled, crinkled foliage; brown specks appear on tubers, and plants may droop and die prematurely	Mosaic Virus	Crop Rotation, Resistant varieties, destroy infected plants
White spots on leaves; eventually entire leaf is covered with powder	Powdery Mildew (fungus)	Sulfur Dust, Orchard Spray,   Tomato & Veg  3-in-1
Orange or brown pustules on leaves	Rust (fungus)	Fruit Tree Spray, Sulfur Dust
Blossoms turn brown, die; young twigs wilt, tips down, brown, die	Fireblight	Copper, Fire Blight Spray
Roots rot and plant dies	Southern Blight (fungus)	Mancozeb
Skin of fruit pierced or partially eaten	Birds	Netting
Foliage and fruit disappears below ten feet	Deer	Repels-All CRG, Deer/Rabbit R,   Hot Pepper Wax
Bark on lower trunk peeled away	Rabbits	Repels-All CRG, Hot Pepper Wax
Bites taken out of fruit	Squirrels	Repels-All CRG, Hot Pepper Wax
Bark chewed near soil surface	Mice	Repels-All, No Escape

 

 

Artichoke

 

 

vegetable

 

Symptom	Probable Cause	Bonide Best Solution
White Blisters, Dark Streaks, leaf patches	Cold Damage	Wilt-Stop, cover plant
Plant Parts With White Or Tan Scars; Silver Trails	Slug Damage	Slug Magic
Irregular Holes In Plant Parts	Caterpillar Of Artichoke Plum Moth	Tomato & Veg 3-in-1, Eight CDRS,  Bon- Neem CR
Plant Stunted, Foliage Curled, Plant Dies	Curly Dwarf	Fire Blight Spray

 

 

 

Asparagus

 

before	after

 

 

vegetable

 

Symptoms	Probable Cause	Bonide Best Solution
Small spears	Poor Fertility, Immature plants, poor drainage, over harvested	Fertilize, don’t overharvest
Reddish-yellow spots on stems, branches; gradually entire plant yellows, weakens, and eventually dies	Asparagus Rust (fungus)	Fungonil CR, Sulfur Dust, Orchard Spray
Yellow, wilted, stunted shoots then brownish surface color	Fusarium Wilt (fungus)
Misshapen, crooked spears tips chewed and scarred slate-gray grubs present	Asparagus Beetle	Eight CDRS, CPBB(Spinosad), Total Outdoor
Ferns are chewed	Japanese Beetles	Bon-Neem,Eight CDRS, Total Outdoor
Tunnels in stalk near ground level; foliage yellows, dies early	Asparagus Miner	All Seasons,Eight CDRS, Total Out
Black spots, pitting on stem tips, buds, fruit	Tarnished Plant Bug	All Seasons,Eight CDRS, Total Outdoor, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1
Plants eaten to the ground	Deer	Repels-All CRG, Deer/Rabbit R,      Hot Pepper Wax
Bumps on stalks	Scale	Tomato & Veg 3-in-1, All Seasons, Systemic Granules

 

 

 

 

Basil

 

 

herb

 

Symptom	Probable Cause	Bonide Best Solution
Leaves with chewed holes, skeletonized	Japanese Beetles	All Seasons, Eight CDRS, Total Outdoor
Ragged holes in leaves at center vein	Slugs	Slug Magic,
Young plant falls over at soil line and dies	Damping Off (fungus)	Captan

 

 

Bean, Lima

 

 

 

vegetable

 

Symptom	Probable Cause	Bonide Best Solution
Reddish-brown lesions on stem, leaves, and pods; young diseased pods fall off	Bacterial Spot	Resistant varieties,
		control carrier insects
Pods are mottled with white, fuzzy fungus strands on them	Downy Mildew	Fungonil CR, Garden Dust, Sulfur Dust, Dragoon Dust w/Copper
Fruits develop small, round, water-soaked spots; later, fruits darken and rot	Anthracnose (fungus)	Tomato & Veg 3-in-1, Garden Dust,Fung-onil CR
Leaves are skeletonized	Mexican Bean Beetles	Rote/Pyr, Eight CDRS
Holes chewed in leaves; plant yellows, wilts; white grubs on root system	Bean Leaf Beetle	Rote/Pyr, Eight CDRS, Tomato Veg 3-in-1
Leaves wrinkled or curled; discolored, stunted, tend to fall off	Bean Aphids	All Seasons,Eight CDRS,  Garden Dust
Leaves stippled, yellowing or bronze; dry out and drop may be webbing visible; sometimes galls form on leaves	Spider Mites	All Seasons, Eight CDRS,   Mite X, Bon-Neem CR
Fail to set pods	Over-mature pods, too much water, too hot	Shield from sun,don’t overwater
Plant chewed to soil	Deer	Repels-All CRG, Deer/Rabbit R, Hot Pepper Wax
Plant chewed to soil	Rabbits	Repells-All CRG, Rabbit/Dog G
Plant chewed to soil	Wood Chuck	Repels-All CRG, MoleMax G,
Rust colored spots, underside leaves, leaves yellow, wilt, dry, fall off	Bean Rust (fungus)	Fungonil CR, Orchard Spray,   Tomato & Veg  3-in-1
Leaves coated with white powder	Powdery Mildew	Sulfur Dust, Orchard Spray ,Tomato & Veg  3-in-1
Soft, watery spots on stems, leaves or fruit; enlarge, mold forms	Molds	All Seasons CRS
Leaves yellow, slow growth, plant wilts, dies	Root Rot	Soil acidifier, resistant varieties
Leaves mottled yellow and green, raised dark areas; plant stunted	Yellow Mosaic Virus	Destroy Chewing,Sucking Insects, Eight CRS
Curled; twisted leaves	Curly Top	Eight Conc., Rotenone/Pyrethrin

 

 

Bean, Snap

 

 

vegetable

 

Symptom	Probable Cause	Bonide Best Solution
Seeds sprout but fail to leaf out	Physical Injury	Protect plants
Seedlings leggy and weak	Too Much Shade	Prune out shade
Fail to set pods	Over-mature Pods, overwatered, too hot	Don’t overwater, protect from sun
Leaves look scorched or bronzed	Ozone Pollution	Wilt-Stop
Leaves, stems and buds eaten	Armyworms	Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor,Dragoon Dust w/Copper
Leaves wrinkled or curled; discolored, stunted, tend to fall off	Aphids	All Seasons,Eight CDRS,   Garden Dust
Holes chewed in leaves, leaf stalk, stems; plant wilts, dies.	Cucumber Beetles	Eight CDRS,Rote/Pyrethrin
Seedling cut off at soil	Cutworms	Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor, Dragoon Dust w/Copper
Foliage yellowed or white mottling, glaze of honeydew; plant weakens	Leafhoppers	Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin, All Seasons CRS, Dragoon Dust
Plant stunted, leaves yellowed, root lesions	Nematodes	Chitin,Nitrogen
Leaves discolored; black fecal spots on underside of leaf.	Thrips	Eight CDRS, All Seasons, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1, CPBB(spinosad)
Leaves riddled with shotholes; weak plant	Flea Beetles	Eight CDRS,Rote/Pyrethrin, Dragoon Dust
Holes in leaves and flowers	Japanese Beetles	Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor, Rote/Pyrethrin
Leaves are skeletonized	Mexican Bean Beetles	Rote/Pyr, Eight CDRS,Dragoon Dust, Bon-Neem
Leaves stippled, yellowing or bronze; dry out and drop may be webbing visible; sometimes galls form on leaves	Mites	Eight CDRS, All Seasons,  MiteX, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1
Ragged holes in middle of leaves	Slugs	Slug Magic,
Weakened plant, leaves yellowed, appears like flying dandruff when foliage disturbed	Whiteflies	Eight CDRS, All Seasons CRS, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Holes in leaves	Corn Earworms	Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin
Water-soaked spots on pods; stems; dark red, sunken spots on leaves and stems; pinkish red spots on pods	Anthracnose (fungus)	Tomato & Veg 3-in-1, Garden Dust,Fung-onil CR
Plants wilt quickly; white, sticky material might be seen when a stem is cut	Bacterial Wilt	Fire Blight Spray,
Orange-tinged spots under leaves; leaves rapidly yellow, dry up, and drop	Bean Rust (fungus)	Fungonil CR, Sulfur Dust,  Tomato & Veg 3-in-1
Curled; twisted leaves	Curly Top	Eight Conc., Rotenone/Pyrethrin
Yellowing of foliage, gradual defoliation,	Fusarium Wilt (fungus)
White Powder On Leaf Undersides; Foliage Wilts	Downy Mildew	Fungonil CR, Garden Dust, Sulfur Dust, Dragoon Dust w/Copper
Leaves Crinkled/Mottled Areas; rough pods, Misshapen/yellow/bushy Plants	Common Mosaic Virus	Resistant varieties, destroy insects that infects plants
Leaves Coated With White Powder	Powdery Mildew (fungus)	Sulfur Dust, Orchard Spray,  Tomato & Veg 3-in-1
Plants Disappear All Or In Part	Deer, rabbits	Repels-All CRG,  Deer/Rabbit R,
Plants Disappear All Or In Part	Woodchucks	MoleMax, Mole Gassers
Foliage Yellowed Or White Mottling, Glaze Of Honeydew; Plant Weakens	Potato Leafhoppers	Eight CDRS, Rotenone/Pyrethrin

 

 

Beet

 

 

vegetable

 

Symptoms	Probable Cause	Bonide Best Solution
Beet roots are woody in texture	Cultural Stress
Beet	Overcrowding	Thin Crop
Cracked roots	Improper Watering
Leaves have purplish tint	Soil Too Acidic	Add Hydrated Lime
Tip of leaves brown, internal larvae trails visible. Leaves skeletonized and rolled up.	Leafminers	Eight CDRS, All SeasonsCRS,  Tomato & Veg 3-in-1,
Leaves wrinkled or curled; discolored, stunted, tend to fall off	Aphids	All Seasons,Eight CDRS, Garden Dust
Little tiny holes in leaves	Flea Beetles	Eight CDRS,Rote/Pyrethrin
Weakened plants; yellow leaves; leaves discolored; covered with honeydew	Whiteflies	Rote/Pyr, Total Out,  Tomato & Veg 3in1
Plants wilt and die	Wireworms	Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin
Leaves coated with white powder	Powdery Mildew (fungus)	Sulfur Dust, Orchard Spray,   Tomato & Veg 3-in-1
Small, round, tan to brown spots on leaves and stems; later leaves turn yellow/drop	Leaf Spot (fungus)	Copper,Fungonil,  Tomato & Veg 3in1
Leaves curl, yellow or brown, brittle	Potato Leafhopper	Eight CDRS, Rote/Pyrethrin, All Seasons
Plant chewed to soil	Rabbits, Deer, Woodchucks	Repels-All CRG,  Deer/Rabbit R, MoleMax, Gopher Gassers

 

 

Blueberry

 

 

berry

 

Symptoms	Probable Cause	Bonide Best Solution
Fruit ripens earlier; shriveled berries on ground; berries have circular indentation	Plum Curculios	Fruit Tree Spray, Rotenone Dust
Holes in leaves and flowers eaten	Japanese Beetles	Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor, Orchard Spray
Plants grow slowly; stunted; edge of leaves chewed	Root Weevils	Rotenone/Pyrethrin, Total Outdoor
Plant stunted/yellowed, root lesions	Nematodes	Chitin,  Nitrogen
Leaves yellow, drop; bumps on leaves and stems; sometimes sticky leaves	Scale	All Seasons, Eight CDRS, Orchard Spray
Soft, watery spots appear on stems, leaves or fruit; fuzzy white or gray mold forms.	Gray Mold	Fungonil, Sulfur Dust
White spots on leaves; eventually entire leaf is covered with powder	Powdery Mildew	Sulfur Dust, Orchard Spray, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1
Large loss of fruit	Birds	Repels-All CRG, Netting
Plants disappear all /in part; gnawed twig	Deer	Repels-All CRG,  Deer/Rabbit R
Loss of ripening fruit	Squirrels	Hot Pepper Wax R, MoleMax

 

 

Broccoli

 

 

vegetable

 

Symptom	Probable Cause	Bonide Best Solution
Plant Forms Very Small Or No Heads	Buttoning	Avoid transplanting, stress
Yellow Flowers Appear Before heads form	Bolting	Shield from sun
Seedlings Cut Off At Soil	Cutworm	Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor,   Dragoon Dust w/ Copper
Leaves have Shotholes; Plant Weakens	Flea Beetles	Eight CDRS,Rote/Pyrethrin, Garden Dust
Leaves Turn Yellow And cup downward	Aphids	All Seasons,Eight CDRS,   Dragoon Dust
Holes In Leaves	Caterpillars	Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT , CPBB(spinosad)
Holes In Leaves	Cabbage Loopers	Eight CDRS,Dragoon Dust , CPBB(spinosad)
White Butterflies; Ragged Holes In Leaves, Green Excrement On Leaves	Cabbage Worms	Total-Out,Dragoon Dust , CPBB(spinosad), Garden Dust
White Powder On Leaf Undersides; Foliage Wilts	Downy Mildew (fungus)	Fungonil CR, Garden Dust, Tomato & Veg 3-in-1, Dragoon Dust w/Copper
Plants Disappear All Or In Part	Rabbits, Deer, Woodchuck	Repels-All CRG,  Deer/Rabbit R

 

 

 

Brussels Sprout

 

 

vegetable

 

Symptom	Probable Cause	Bonide Best Solution
Seedlings cut off at base	Cutworm	Eight CDRS, Total-Outdoor, Dragoon Dust w/Copper
Tiny, black hopping insect, holes in leaves	Flea Beetles	Garden Dust, Eight CDRS,Rote/Pyrethrin
Leaves turn yellow and are cupped downward	Aphids	All Seasons,Eight CDRS, Garden Dust
Small holes in leaves	Caterpillars	Eight CDRS,Thuricide BT , CPBB(spinosad)
Gray patches on lower leaves spread upward	Downy Mildew	Fungonil CR, Garden Dust, Sulfur Dust, Dragoon Dust w/Copper
White butterflies; ragged holes in leaves, bit of green excrement on leaves	Cabbage Worms	Total-Out,Dragoon Dust , CPBB(spinosad), Garden Dust
Holes in leaves	Cabbage Looper	Eight CDRS,Dragoon Dust , CPBB(spinosad)
Holes in leaves	Diamondback Moth caterpillar	Tomato & Veg 3-in-1, Dragoon Dust w/Copper, CPBB(spinosad)
Small, yellow spots, old leaves; spots enlarge, black growth	Alternaria Leaf Spot