Every pest here has something that eats it. These pages cover how to recognise the damage, which plants in our catalog are prone to it, and which plants bring in the predators that keep it down.
- AphidsCurled leaves, sticky honeydew and ants on patrol — usually with something already eating them.537 plants affected · 4 natural predators
- CutwormsA seedling lying beside its own stump in the morning, cut clean through at soil level.224 plants affected · 1 natural predator
- WhiteflyA puff of white when you brush the leaf, and stickiness underneath.176 plants affected · 2 natural predators
- Spider mitesFine pale stippling in hot, dusty, dry weather. Visible webbing means you are already late.152 plants affected · 3 natural predators
- ThripsSilvery streaking with black specks — the specks are how you tell them from mites.148 plants affected · 3 natural predators
- CaterpillarsHoles, droppings, and a pest you can simply pick off by hand.115 plants affected · 1 natural predator
- Flea beetlesShot-holes in seedling leaves, and a beetle that jumps when you lean in.49 plants affected · 2 natural predators
- Vine weevilNotched leaf edges are only the warning. What kills the plant is underground.32 plants affected · 1 natural predator
- SlugsRagged, smooth-edged holes and slime trails, all of it done overnight.27 plants affected · 1 natural predator
- Leaf minersPale trails inside the leaf — mostly harmless, and out of reach of any spray.23 plants affected · 1 natural predator
