Tips on Scouting Garden Mums
Leanne Pundt
UConn Extension
www.ipm.uconn.edu
An Equal Opportunity Employer and Program Provider
Inspect Incoming Cuttings
Insect and Mite Pests
Scouting for Aphids
• Look for wingless aphids on the young tender
growth.
• Green peach aphids, melon and
chrysanthemum aphids may occur.
• White, cast skins, shiny honeydew, sooty
mold and the presence of ants are signs of
aphids.
Green Peach Aphid
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Light green aphid with cornicles slightly darker than body with black tips.
Melon Aphids
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Light green, dark green to yellow to dark olive
melon aphids found on underside of leaf.
Chrysanthemum Aphids
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These host specific aphids are only found on chrysanthemum.
Chrysanthemum Aphids
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These are shiny, reddish -brown to blackish brown aphids with short, dark cornicles.
Aphid Damage
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Honeydew leads to the growth of unsightly black, sooty mold
fungi.
Asiatic Garden Beetles
Adults hide during the day in cool, moist areas (in the soil) and feed at night.
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