The 10 Most Destructive Garden Pests and Their Damage

Garden pests are the organisms that damage plants by feeding on leaves, stems, and roots. Here are the 10 most destructive garden pests.

These insects suck out the sap while feeding on leaves and then secrete a sticky substance known as honeydew on leaves.

1.Mealybugs

Whiteflies are small sucking insects that feed on the sap of plants, which can cause yellowing, stunted growth, and wilting of leaves.

2.Whiteflies

Aphids are small, pear-shaped insects that spread viral diseases and distort leaves by sucking the sap from newly growing plants.

3.Aphids

Thrips are slender and tiny insects that suck the sap from the plants, resulting in pale mottling and brown marks on the leaf surface.

4.Thrips

Caterpillars, the larvae of butterflies and moths, feed on plant leaves, stems, shoots and fruits causing significant damage.

5.Caterpillars

Flea beetles are small, jumping insects that cause tiny holes and can spread bacteria to flowers and crops.

6.Flea Beetles

They are common garden pests that feed on leaves, stems, flowers, and fruits, creating irregular holes and scars on plants.

7.Slugs and snails

They are highly destructive pests that cause extensive damage by uprooting grass, disturbing the soil, and eating grass and roots.

8.Mole crickets

Maggots feed on the roots of seedlings by creating tunnels, provide entry for microorganisms. This damage leads to stunted plant growth.

9.Maggots

Earwigs feeds on flowers, vegetables and other plants. Damage can be identified by ragged edges or holes on the leaves and petals of a plant.

10. Earwigs

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