Harmful Garden Bugs: Know Your Plant Enemies 1. Cabbage Worm: Green caterpillars that love cabbage, broccoli, & kale. 2. Aphids: Tiny sap-suckers causing curled, yellowing leaves. 3. Colorado Potato Beetle: Destroys potatoes, tomatoes, & eggplants. 4. Cutworm: Nighttime feeders that slice seedlings at the base. 5. Mexican Bean Beetle: Looks like a ladybug but skeletonizes bean leaves. 6. Tomato Hornworm: Big and fast; they can strip tomato plants quickly. 7. Earwig: Destroys flowers, fruit, and young leaves in numbers. 8. Slug: Leaves slime trails and shredded greens. Natural Pest Control Tips Hand-pick bugs Use neem oil or insecticidal soap Try companion planting Invite natural predators birds, ladybugs, wasps Keep your garden thrivingknow your pests and act early!