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Plagas del huerto: cómo reconocer y frenar 159 plagas
Cómo son 159 plagas del huerto, el daño que hacen, cuándo aparecen y qué hacer, de lo más suave a lo más fuerte, de fuentes de Extensión universitaria.
Insectos
- Adélgido lanudo de la tsugaAdelges tsugae
- Agallas del roble (avispas de las agallas)Many tiny gall wasps, including horned oak gall wasp (Callirhytis cornigera, also written C. quercuscornigera), gouty oak gall wasp (Callirhytis quercuspunctata) and oak bullet gall wasp (Disholcaspis quercusglobulus)
- Barrenador bronceado del abedulAgrilus anxius
- Barrenador de cabeza plana del manzanoChrysobothris femorata
- Barrenador de cabeza redonda del manzanoSaperda candida
- Barrenador de la calabazaMelittia cucurbitae
- Barrenador de la caña de la frambuesaOberea perspicillata
- Barrenador de la nuez pecanaAcrobasis nuxvorella
- Barrenador del cornejoSynanthedon scitula
- Barrenador del duraznoSynanthedon exitiosa (a related species, the lesser peachtree borer, S. pictipes, attacks higher on the trunk and limbs)
- Barrenador del irisMacronoctua onusta
- Barrenador esmeralda del fresnoAgrilus planipennis
- Barrenador europeo del maízOstrinia nubilalis
- Chapulines (saltamontes)Many species (family Acrididae), such as the differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
- Chicharrita de la papaEmpoasca fabae
- ChicharritasFamily Cicadellidae (more than 2,500 species in North America), including the aster leafhopper, beet leafhopper, grape leafhoppers, rose leafhopper, sage or mint leafhopper (Eupteryx melissae) and the potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae), which has its own page
- Chinche arlequínMurgantia histrionica
- Chinche bagradaBagrada hilaris
- Chinche de cuatro rayasPoecilocapsus lineatus
- Chinche de la calabazaAnasa tristis
- Chinche lygus (chinche opaca)Lygus lineolaris
- Chinches apestosasBrown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys), native green stink bug (Chinavia hilaris) and southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula)
- Chinches de encaje (de la azalea y del crisantemo)Azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyrioides) and chrysanthemum lace bug (Corythucha marmorata); many other lace bug species feed on trees and shrubs
- Chinches de los pastos (chinches del césped)Hairy chinch bug (Blissus leucopterus hirtus) in northern lawns; southern chinch bug (Blissus insularis) in St. Augustinegrass in the South
- Chinches del arce negundoEastern boxelder bug (Boisea trivittata) and western boxelder bug (Boisea rubrolineata)
- Chinches patas de hojaSeveral Leptoglossus species, such as the eastern leaffooted bug (L. phyllopus) and, in California, L. zonatus
- Cigarras anuales (chicharras de la canícula)Neotibicen species, such as the dog-day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis), in the East; Megatibicen, Okanagana, Platypedia and other genera in the West
- Cigarras periódicas (chicharras)Magicicada species (seven species with 13- or 17-year life cycles)
- Conchuela de la calabazaEpilachna borealis (squash lady beetle)
- Conchuela del frijolEpilachna varivestis
- Cortador de la fresa (picudo del botón de la fresa)Anthonomus signatus
- Diabróticas (escarabajos del pepino)Striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma vittatum), western striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma trivittatum) and spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)
- Drosófila de alas manchadasDrosophila suzukii
- Enrollador de bandas oblicuasChoristoneura rosaceana
- Enrollador grande de la hoja de la canna (saltarina brasileña)Calpodes ethlius
- Escama de la corteza del crespónAcanthococcus lagerstroemiae (formerly Eriococcus lagerstroemiae)
- Escama de la magnoliaNeolecanium cornuparvum
- Escama del evónimoUnaspis euonymi
- Escamas (insectos escama)Many species. Armored scales such as San Jose scale (Comstockaspis perniciosa) and white peach scale (Pseudaulacaspis pentagona) live under a hard cover; soft scales are larger and make honeydew.
- Escarabajo ambrosia granuladoXylosandrus crassiusculus
- Escarabajo asiático de cuernos largosAnoplophora glabripennis
- Escarabajo de la hoja del frijolCerotoma trifurcata
- Escarabajo de la hoja del viburnoPyrrhalta viburni
- Escarabajo de la papa (de Colorado)Leptinotarsa decemlineata
- Escarabajo de la savia de la fresaStelidota geminata
- Escarabajo del rosalMacrodactylus subspinosus
- Escarabajo japonésPopillia japonica
- Escarabajo rojo de la azucenaLilioceris lilii
- Escarabajos ampollerosMany species (family Meloidae), such as Epicauta species
- Escarabajos del espárragoCommon asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) and spotted asparagus beetle (Crioceris duodecimpunctata)
- EsperanzasFamily Tettigoniidae; in fruit, mainly the forktailed bush katydid (Scudderia furcata), plus the angularwinged katydid (Microcentrum retinerve) and broadwinged katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium)
- Gallina ciega (larvas blancas)Larvae of scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae), including May or June beetles (Phyllophaga species), masked chafers (Cyclocephala species) and the Japanese beetle
- Gorgojo de la nuez pecanaCurculio caryae
- Gorgojo del chícharoBruchus pisorum
- Gorgojos de la castañaSmall chestnut weevil and large chestnut weevil
- GrillotoposTawny (Neoscapteriscus vicinus), southern (N. borellii) and shortwinged (N. abbreviatus) mole crickets, all introduced from South America; the native northern mole cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla) is not a pest
- Gusano alfiler del tomateKeiferia lycopersicella
- Gusano cogolleroSpodoptera frugiperda
- Gusano cornudo del tomateManduca quinquemaculata (the look-alike tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, does the same damage)
- Gusano de bolsaThyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
- Gusano de la cáscara del nogalCydia caryana
- Gusano de la cebolla (mosca de la cebolla)Delia antiqua
- Gusano de la naranja navel
- Gusano de la raíz del repollo (mosca de la col)Delia radicum
- Gusano de la semilla del maízDelia platura
- Gusano del brote del tabaco (del geranio o de la petunia)Chloridea virescens (formerly Heliothis virescens)
- Gusano del melónDiaphania hyalinata
- Gusano del pepinilloDiaphania nitidalis
- Gusano elotero (gusano del fruto del tomate)Helicoverpa zea
- Gusano importado de la grosellaNematus ribesii
- Gusano importado del repolloPieris rapae (the adult is the cabbage white butterfly)
- Gusano medidor del repolloTrichoplusia ni
- Gusano soldado del betabelSpodoptera exigua
- Gusanos de alambreLarvae of click beetles (family Elateridae), such as Limonius and Ctenicera species
- Gusanos de la raíz del maíz (gusano alfilerillo)Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera) and northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi); the southern corn rootworm is the spotted cucumber beetle
- Gusanos medidores (de otoño y de primavera)Fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria) and spring cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata)
- Gusanos telarañeros del césped (palomillas del césped)Several lawn moth species (Crambus, Parapediasia, Pediasia and related genera) in cool-season lawns; tropical sod webworm (Herpetogramma phaeopteralis) in southern warm-season lawns
- Gusanos trozadoresCaterpillars of several night-flying moths, most often the black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon); also variegated, dingy, bronzed and army cutworms
- Hormiga roja de fuego importadaSolenopsis invicta
- Hormigas de jardínMany species, including soil-nesting field ants, pavement ants, odorous house ants and the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile); the red imported fire ant has its own page
- Mayate verde (comedor de higos)Cotinis nitida
- Minador de la cebollaPhytomyza gymnostoma
- Minador de la hoja de los cítricosPhyllocnistis citrella
- Minador de la tuyaArgyresthia thuiella and at least three related leafminers
- Minador del bojMonarthropalpus flavus (also listed as M. buxi)
- Minadores de hojaSpinach leafminer (Pegomya hyoscyami) and vegetable leafminer (Liriomyza sativae), among others
- Mosca de la cerezaRhagoletis cingulata (eastern cherry fruit fly), R. fausta (black cherry fruit fly) and R. indifferens (western cherry fruit fly)
- Mosca de la manzanaRhagoletis pomonella
- Mosca de la zanahoriaPsila rosae
- Mosca del arándanoRhagoletis mendax
- Mosca del bulbo del narcisoMerodon equestris
- Mosca del chileZonosemata electa
- Mosca linterna con manchasLycorma delicatula
- Mosca sierra del peral (babosita del peral y del cerezo)Caliroa cerasi
- Moscas blancasGreenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) and silverleaf or sweetpotato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci), among others
- Moscas sierra (de jardín)Many species of plant-eating, non-stinging wasps (order Hymenoptera), such as the hibiscus sawfly, dogwood sawfly, columbine sawfly, dusky birch sawfly, scarlet oak sawfly and the pine sawflies; roseslugs, pear sawfly and imported currantworm have their own pages
- Moscas sierra del pino (europea, introducida y de cabeza roja)European pine sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer), introduced pine sawfly (Diprion similis) and related kinds such as the redheaded pine sawfly
- Moscas sierra del rosal (babositas del rosal)Roseslug (Endelomyia aethiops), bristly roseslug (Cladius difformis) and curled rose sawfly (Allantus cinctus)
- Mosquita de las crucíferasContarinia nasturtii
- Mosquita del rosalDasineura rhodophaga
- Mosquitas de los hongosSeveral species of small flies
- Mosquitos (del patio y de recipientes)Many species; around homes mostly house mosquitoes (Culex species) and Aedes species, including the invasive yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
- Oruga de tienda del esteMalacosoma americanum
- Oruga telarañera de otoñoHyphantria cunea
- Palomilla de la manzanaCydia pomonella
- Palomilla dorso de diamantePlutella xylostella
- Palomilla oriental de la frutaGrapholita molesta
- Picudo de la zanahoriaListronotus oregonensis
- Picudo del camoteCylas formicarius
- Picudo del caupíChalcodermus aeneus
- Picudo del chileAnthonomus eugenii
- Picudo del cirueloConotrachelus nenuphar
- Picudos del céspedBluegrass billbug (Sphenophorus parvulus), lesser billbug (S. minimus) and hunting billbug (S. venatus), plus other Sphenophorus species
- Piojos harinososSeveral species. Citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri) is the most common one on citrus; kin include longtailed mealybug (Pseudococcus longispinus), obscure mealybug, and on grapes the grape mealybug (Pseudococcus maritimus) and vine mealybug (Planococcus ficus).
- Polilla de inviernoOperophtera brumata
- Polilla de la uvaParalobesia viteana
- Polilla del bojCydalima perspectalis
- Polilla esponjosa (antes llamada polilla gitana)Lymantria dispar
- Psila del peralCacopsylla pyricola
- Psílido asiático de los cítricosDiaphorina citri
- Psílido de la papa (paratrioza, psílido del tomate)Bactericera cockerelli
- Psílido del bojPsylla buxi
- PulgonesMany species (family Aphididae), such as the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) and the cabbage aphid
- Pulguillas (pulga saltona)Several species, such as the crucifer flea beetle (Phyllotreta cruciferae), western black flea beetle (Phyllotreta pusilla), potato flea beetle (Epitrix cucumeris) and palestriped flea beetle (Systena blanda)
- Sinfílido de jardínScutigerella immaculata
- Tijereta europeaForficula auricularia
- Típulas (larvas de típula)European crane fly (Tipula paludosa) and marsh crane fly (Tipula oleracea), both from Europe; native crane flies are harmless
- TripsOnion thrips (Thrips tabaci) and western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis), among others
Ácaros
- Ácaro araña de la píceaOligonychus ununguis
- Ácaro blanco (ácaro ancho)Polyphagotarsonemus latus
- Ácaro del bojEurytetranychus buxi
- Ácaro del ciclamenPhytonemus pallidus
- Ácaro rojo europeoPanonychus ulmi
- Ácaros eriófidos (del tostado, de yemas, de ampollas y de agallas)Family Eriophyidae, thousands of described species worldwide, including the tomato russet mite (Aculops lycopersici)
- Araña roja (ácaro de dos manchas)Tetranychus urticae
Babosas y caracoles
- BabosasGray garden slug, also called gray field slug (Deroceras reticulatum), and other species
- Caracol de jardín (caracol café)Cornu aspersum (formerly Helix aspersa)
Animales
- Ardillas de árbolEastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and fox squirrel (Sciurus niger); native western gray and Douglas squirrels in the West
- Ardillas de tierraCalifornia ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi and O. douglasii); Richardson's, Columbian, Wyoming and golden-mantled ground squirrels and other western species
- Ardillas listadasEastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) in the East; the least chipmunk and other western chipmunks in the Rocky Mountains, western Great Plains and West
- Armadillo de nueve bandasDasypus novemcinctus
- Cerdos ferales (cerdos salvajes)Sus scrofa: feral swine descended from escaped or released domestic pigs, Eurasian wild boar and their crosses
- ConejosEastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) and other cottontails; brush rabbits and black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus) in the West
- MapacheProcyon lotor
- MarmotaMarmota monax
- PuercoespínNorth American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
- Ratas de techo y ratas noruegasRoof rat (Rattus rattus) and Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus); the small Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans) also lives in Hawaii
- Ratones (ratones domésticos y ratones ciervo)House mouse, and deer and white-footed mice (Peromyscus species, including the deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus)
- Ratones de campo (topillos)Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), prairie vole (M. ochrogaster), pine or woodland vole (M. pinetorum), California vole (M. californicus) and others
- Tlacuache (zarigüeya)Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
- ToposEastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus), plus hairy-tailed and star-nosed moles in the East; western moles (Scapanus species) in California and the Pacific Northwest, such as the Townsend mole and coast mole
- TuzasPocket gophers (family Geomyidae), such as Botta's and northern pocket gophers (Thomomys) and plains and southeastern pocket gophers (Geomys)
- VenadosWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus); mule deer and black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the West
- Zorrillo listadoMephitis mephitis (spotted skunks, Spilogale species, are smaller relatives)
Aves
- PájarosMany species, such as the American robin (Turdus migratorius), European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), house finch, scrub jays and crowned sparrows
Nematodos
- Nematodos agalladores (de los nudos de la raíz)Meloidogyne species
- Nematodos foliaresAphelenchoides species, mainly A. fragariae, A. ritzemabosi and A. besseyi
Crustáceos
- Cochinillas de humedad (bichos bolita)Pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare) and several kinds of sowbugs
Gusanos y otros
- Lombrices saltarinasAmynthas species (including Amynthas agrestis and A. tokioensis), invasive earthworms from East Asia; also called crazy worms, snake worms, Alabama jumpers or Jersey wrigglers