Insect
Pest

Color / Description

Plant Damage

Plant
Hosts

Feeding Action

Cultural Control

Image

Aphids

green or black

wilting flowers

most plants

suck sap

insecticidal soap

Fungus Gnats

small black flies

root damage

most plants

eat roots

keep dry / soil drench

Mealy Bugs

gray / white;wingless

plant stunting

cacti / succulents

suck sap

hand picking

Scale

dark brown / wingless

leaf spotting

most plants

suck sap

pruning / picking

Spider Mites

small red / 2 spots / wingless

leaf speckling

most plants

suck sap

misting

Thrips

tiny dark / slender flies

silvery streaking

most plants

suck sap

keep dry

Whiteflies

small white moths

plant stunting

Fuchsia / Daisies, etc

suck sap

insecticidal soap