Scouting Guides for Problems of Vegetables
Scouting Guides for Problems of Vegetables

Pepper Maggot on Solanaceous Crops

Pepper Maggot on Solanaceous Crops

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Pepper maggot (Zonosemata electa). Pepper maggot larva (yellow) and pupa (black) are shown. They are about 1⁄2 inch long and will feed on actively growing peppers. Good sanitation and rotation are important.

Pepper maggot.

Pepper maggot.

(Photo: UK Vegetable IPM Team)

   

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