Spinach: Aphids categories: Spinach Spinach Insects Vegetables last review date: 2025-04-16 07:35 Aphid colony on leaf Photo by: A.L. Antonelli Biology Aphids are small, soft-bodied, pear-shaped insects. They vary in color from yellow to light or dark green. Aphids typically feed in colonies on the leaves, often preferring the newer growth. Infested leaves turn yellow […]
Spinach: Loopers categories: Spinach Spinach Insects Vegetables last review date: 2024-06-05 02:10 Alfalfa looper and damage Photo by: A.L. Antonelli Biology Loopers are green caterpillars up to about 1 1⁄2″ in length. They may have pale or dark stripes along the body. They are distinguished by their characteristic looping or “measuring-worm” movement. Loopers feed on leaves […]
Spinach: Spinach or beet leafminer categories: Spinach Spinach Insects Vegetables last review date: 2022-12-07 12:00 Spinach leafminer damage Photo by: A.L. Antonelli Biology The beet or spinach leafminer is the larva of a small (1⁄4″) gray fly with black hairs. Eggs are laid on the leaves of beets, chard, spinach, and weeds including lambsquarters. The […]