Identify and manage
Garden Pests & Plant Diseases
How to identify and manage the most common garden pests and plant diseases in the UK, with a focus on prevention and non-chemical control. 36 entries.
Pests
Allium Leaf Miner
Aphids (Greenfly and Blackfly)
Asparagus Beetle
Box Tree Caterpillar
Cabbage Root Fly
Cabbage White Caterpillars
Carrot Fly
Chafer Grubs
Codling Moth
Flea Beetle
Gooseberry Sawfly
Leatherjackets
Lily Beetle
Red Spider Mite
Rosemary Beetle
Scale Insects
Slugs and Snails
Vine Weevil
Whitefly
Woolly Aphid
Diseases
Apple Scab
Black Spot (Roses)
Blossom End Rot
Brown Rot
Chocolate Spot
Clubroot
Damping Off
Downy Mildew
Grey Mould (Botrytis)
Honey Fungus
Onion White Rot
Potato Scab
Potato and Tomato Blight
Powdery Mildew
Rust
Silver Leaf
Focused on prevention and non-chemical, wildlife-friendly control. Always identify a problem correctly before acting; the RHS or a local garden centre can help confirm tricky cases.