< Horticulture Beta
| Beets | |
|---|---|
| Genus: | Beta |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Pollination: | Inseccts |
Beets are members of the genus Beta, several of which are grown in the garden as ornamentals and food crops.
Description
Growing conditions
Varieties
Uses
Maintenance
Propagation
Harvesting
Pests and diseases
Wilt and Blight:
- Phytophthora capsici
Damping Off
Beet Curly Top Virus
- Bean Aphid: Aphis fabae
- Green Peach Aphid: Myzus persicae
- Sugarbeet Root Aphid: Pemphigus populivenae
- Beet Leafhopper: Eutettix tenellus
- Leafhopper: Eutettix strobi
- American Serpentine Leafminer: Liriomyza trifolii
- Beet Leafminer: Pegomya betae
- Spinach Leafminer: Pegomya hyoscyami
- Seedcorn Maggot: Delia platura
- Sugarbeet Root Maggot: Tetanops myopaeformis
- Banded Cucumber Beetle: Diabrotica balteata
- Redheaded Flea Beetle: Systena frontalis
- Hop Flea Beetle: Psyllioides punctata
- Spinach Flea Beetle: Disonycha xanthomelas
- Rose Chafer: Macrodactylus subspinosus
- Beet Webworm: Loxostege stricticalis
- Beet Armyworm: Spodoptera exigua
- Cabbage Looper: Trichoplusia ni
Nutrient:
- Boron Deficiency
References
- Staff of the L. H. Bailey Hortorium (1976). Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada. Cornell University Press. pp. 160.
- Cranshaw, Whitney (2004). Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs. Princeton University Press. pp. 582.
- Pippa Greenwood, Andrew Halstead, A.R. Chase, Daniel Gilrein (2000). American Horticultural Society Pests & Diseases: The Complete Guide to Preventing, Identifying, and Treating Plant Problems (First Edition ed.). Dorling Kindersley (DK) Publishing, inc.. pp. 202.
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