Beta
Beta
| Beets | |
|---|---|
| Genus: | Beta |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Pollination: | Insects |
Beets are members of the genus Beta, several of which are grown in the garden as ornamentals and food crops.
Description
[edit | edit source]Growing conditions
[edit | edit source]Varieties
[edit | edit source]Uses
[edit | edit source]Maintenance
[edit | edit source]Propagation
[edit | edit source]Harvesting
[edit | edit source]Pests and diseases
[edit | edit source]Wilt and Blight:
- 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
[edit | edit source]- 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. p. 160.
- Cranshaw, Whitney (2004). Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs. Princeton University Press. p. 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. p. 202.
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