Organic Gardening Insect Glossary U-Z
Insect Glossary U-Z
Vegetable crop Classification of vegetables is based on use and botany See also Growing Vegetables Bulb Bunching Onions
Garlic
Leeks
Onions
Shallots
Torpedo Onions Cole All are members of Bassisca family or related crops.
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Chinese Cabbage Cucurbits Crookneck Squash
Cucumbers
Melons
Patty Pan Squash
Pumpkins
Watermelon
Winter Squash
Zucchini Squash Fleshy Fruits Bell Peppers
Cayenne Peppers
Eggplant
Okra
Tomatoes Grains Sweet Corn Perennials Those plants that grow back year after year for three or more years.
Asparagus
Basil
Rhubarb Legume Bush Beans
Bush Lima Beans
Bush Peas
Pole Beans
Pole Lima Beans
Pole Peas Roots Fleshy taproot
Beets
Black Salsify
Burdock
Carrots
Celery
Cylindra Beets
Horseradish
Mangels
Parsnips
Radishes
Rutabagas
Salsify
Turnips Lateral root
Irish Potatoes
Jerusalem Artichoke
Sweet Potatoes Salad and Greens Collard Greens
Head Lettuce
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leaf Lettuce
Mustard Greens
New Zealand Spinach
Parsley
Spinach
Swiss Chard Top of Insect Glossary U-Z The vertex is the top of the head, between and behind the eyes. The vespid wasps are medium to large in size, usually black and yellow or black and white. Most of the vespids are solitary wasps Predaceous, mainly nocturnal. It can pinch, but injects no toxins. It's important to look for signs of insect attack in your organic garden. The signs may show up as leaf or foliage damage. Types of leaf damage are: 1. Leaves chewed from outside edge
2. Leaves with speckles or spots and may be chewed
3. Leaves are chewed in the inside
4. Leaves may be wilting and discolored
5. Leaves are curling
6. Leaves are skeletonized
7. Leaves have tunnel marks
8. Leaves may be surrounded in webs Top of Insect Glossary U-Z The success of insects as a terrestrial invertebrate is partly due to their flying capability. Generally, adult insects have two pairs of wings articulating with the thorax. The forewings are often hardened and are used to protect the hind wings. In various insect groups, the wings are modified for sound production even though they are no longer used for flight. All ants are social and live in colonies, usually in the ground or in rooting wood. There are three distinct castes: workers, females, and males. The workers enlarge and repair the nest, defend the colony against attack, forage, and care for the young and the queen. The males have only one function, to mate with the unfertilized females. The queens are distinguished by their larger bodies and huge abdomen. Top of Insect Glossary U-Z Wormwood (Artemisa absinthium and A. cineraria) will repel Slugs and Snails, Flea Beetles and many adult months. It can be used as a tea sprayed on the leaves, ground, or planted nearby. Wormwood should not be grown next to organic garden crops, because of its growth retarding compounds, especially in years of heavy rains. If you are going to use wormwood, plant it on the outer fringes of your organic garden. Top of Insect Glossary U-Z Wormwood sprayed on the ground in the fall and spring will discourage slugs.
Zinc is essential from early plant growth through maturity. Corn and other vegetables especially require it for proper enzyme function. There is a relationship between zinc, phosphorus, and nitrogen, which seems to function in the early part of the season supporting the development of strong root growth. It appears that all three of these minerals function best when a balanced supply of each exists in the soil.
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