I find peppers to be polarizing. Some people love them (me) and others (my mom) don’t even want to have them in their house.I wish pests felt the same way that my mom does,
How to Identify and Control Common Swiss Chard Pests
12.06.2023 - 00:59 / gardenerspath.com / Kristine Lofgren
13 Common Pests That Attack Swiss ChardSwiss chard is exceptionally beautiful on top of being delicious, which makes it doubly frustrating when the leaves turn up with unsightly holes or yellowing leaves.
When pests attack, you need to take swift action not only to avoid damage to that picture-perfect foliage, but to prevent an infestation from taking your plants out entirely.
Now, before we jump in: you’re going to look at this list and think it’s awfully long. That must mean Swiss chard is constantly plagued by all manner of pests, right?
Wrong! Even though there are many different types of insects as well as gastropods that will happily nibble on your chard, this colorful vegetable is rarely seriously troubled.
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It’s a pretty hardy plant, especially if you do your part to keep it healthy – you can learn more about that in our guide to growing Swiss chard.
In this article, here are the pests we’ll discuss:
Your best bet for getting rid of any of these unwelcome garden visitors is to address them as soon as you spot them. So let’s not wait one minute more to jump in!
1. AphidsIf you’ve never had trouble with aphids in your gardening career, don’t worry, you will have the opportunity at some point.
Just about everything you could possibly grow in the veggie garden is apt to be attacked by one kind of aphid or another.
Aphids are opportunists and there are about a dozen species that will suck on chard if given the chance.
But bean aphids (Aphis fabae), which are dark olive in color, and green peach aphids (Myzus persicae), which are green or yellow, are the two species that most often seek out plants in the amaranth
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