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Home > Pest Problem Solver Guide > Garden & Greenhouse Pests > Caterpillars & Worm Pests


Caterpillars & Worm Pests

Armyworm
Armyworm

They feed on turf grasses, plant leaves of lettuce, beans, corn and other crops.

Bollworm
Bollworm

Most common are the cotton bolworm and the pink bollworm.

Broccoli Worms
Broccoli Worms

Also known as the Imported Cabbage Worm.

Cabbage Butterfly
Cabbage Butterfly

Also called the Imported Cabbageworm.

Cabbage Looper
Cabbage Looper

Cabbage looper populations peak during early fall and again during late spring.

Cabbage Moth
Cabbage Moth

The larvae stage (cabbageworm) can destroy a large number of leaves.

Cabbage Root Maggot
Cabbage Root Maggot

These pests eat small fibrous roots and tunnel in stems and large fleshy roots.

Cabbage Worm
Cabbage Worm

Harmful to cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and other cabbage-like plants.

Canker Worms
Canker Worms

Both fall and spring cankerworms feed on a wide variety of trees including fruit trees.

Caterpillar Eggs
Caterpillar Eggs

Find products and beneficial insects that will devour or destroy caterpillar eggs.

Celery Worm - Carrot Worm
Celery Worm - Carrot Worm

This caterpillar is the larva of the black swallowtail butterfly.

Cherry Fruitworm
Cherry Fruitworm

Feeding results in shallow, scabby, depressed areas at harvest.

Corn Earworm
Corn Earworm

Also called the bollworm, tomato fruitworm or tobacco budworm, this pest attacks corn, cotton and soybean.

Cross-Striped Cabbageworm
Cross-Striped Cabbageworm

Bigger problem on broccoli, cauliflower, collards and Brussels sprouts than cabbage.

Grape Leaf Folder
Grape Leaf Folder

Infest both wild and cultivated grapes, primarily found east of the Rocky Mountains and in California.

Fruit Worm
Fruit Worm

Green fruitworms attack apple, cherry, plum, pear, apricot and strawberries.

Gypsy Moth
Gypsy Moth

Gypsy moth larvae can devour up to one square foot of leaves a day.

Hornworm
Hornworm

The most common species of hornworm are tomato hornworm and tobacco hornworm.

Imported Cabbageworm
Imported Cabbageworm

Larvae prefer to feed on cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, turnips, radishes and more.

Loopers
Loopers

There are various species of loopers. One of the most common is the cabbage looper.

Orange Tortrix
Orange Tortrix

The orange tortrix feeds primarily on blackberry, dewberry, raspberry and grapes.

Parsleyworm
Parsleyworm

Also called the celeryworm or the carrot caterpillar and is the larvae of the black swallowtail butterfly.

Pink Bollworm
Pink Bollworm

Common host plants of the pink bollworm include: cotton, corn, peanut, tobacco, cowpea, and soybean.

Artichoke Plume Moth
Artichoke Plume Moth

The artichoke plume moth is mainly a problem where artichokes are grown as perennials.

Spring Armyworm - True Armyworm
Spring Armyworm - True Armyworm

They are a different species than the fall armyworm and are easy to differentiate.

Stored Grain Pest
Stored Grain Pest

Includes Indian meal moths, granary weevils, saw-toothed grain beetles, lesser grain borers and others.

Tent Caterpillar
Tent Caterpillar

As they develop through their five stages, they devour entire leaves.

Tomato Fruitworm
Tomato Fruitworm

They feed on tomato leaves and fruit throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Tomato Hornworm
Tomato Hornworm

These pests feed on tobacco, tomato, eggplant, pepper and some weedy plants.

Tomato Pinworm
Tomato Pinworm

The most common host plant is tomato, but they also infest eggplant and potato.

Walnut Caterpillar
Walnut Caterpillar

Their preferred hosts are butternut, walnut, hickory and pecan trees.

Webworm
Webworm

There are many species of webworms. but all can be characterized by their distinct damage and silken webs.

Wireworm
Wireworm

These larvae of the click beetle feed on live roots, seeds, cereals, or grasses.



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