When we think of a beautiful home, the picture of a quaint, picturesque and healthy garden comes almost invariably in our minds. Often, a house receives that extra dollop of sophistication and loveliness from a nice, soothing piece of garden in front of it. Thus, most householders are keen on having a garden adjoining their homes. However, not many of them are aware of the existence of the various types of garden pests. A garden can retain its beauty and healthiness only if due importance is given to garden pest control issues. Once a home-owner gets to know of the different types of common garden pests, (s)he can adopt suitable pest control methods in order to eliminate such insects.

In this discussion, we would help householders in becoming familiar with the types of common garden pests that can attack plants, and quickly rob them of their beauty. Hence, the sooner householders can start putting garden pest control methods in practice, the better it is for the maintenance of his/her garden. Some of the most common types of garden pests are the following:

1. Aphids - These garden pests can attack new plants. Aphids are generally found in bunches, just below the leaves of garden trees,
2. Armyworms - These troublesome insects are extremely common in gardens that have tomato and lettuce plants. Armyworms can also attack corn and bean plants, as well as cole crops,
3. Ants - Arguably the most common garden pest, ants can attack, and potentially damage, gardens of all types. These insects can even survive in such fields where adequate protection against aphids and other common garden pests have already been taken,
4. Asparagus beetle - As its name itself suggests, these beetles are commonly found in the asparagus plants of a garden,
5. Cabbageworm - These garden pests attack cole crops. Substantial damage can be done by them, since they bite off the leaves of the plants,
6. Chinch Bugs - All plants yielding small grains, corn, sorghums and grass crops are prone to attacks by these pests,
7. Colorado Potato Beetle - These insects are most common in potato plants. Tomato and eggplants can also be damaged by them,
8. Corn Earworm - Most commonly found on corn plants, they can also attack cotton and tomato trees,
9. Cucumber Beetle - Fruits like cucumber, melons, pumpkins and squash can be damaged by this garden pest,
10. Cutworm - These garden pests reside just under the surface of the soil. The bases of plant stems and seedlings are damaged by cutworm attacks,
11. Psyllid - Tomato trees, potato plants, as well as different types of fruit trees can be attacked by these garden pests,
12. Root Maggot - Root maggots can completely ruin such plants like carrots, turnips, onions and radishes,
13. Slug & Snail - These extremely harmful garden pests can easily attack a whole lot of different types of plants,
14. Sowbug - The newly-planted roots and/or the leaves in the lower portions of a plant are damaged by sowbugs, and
15. Thrips - Thrip attacks are very common on the leaves, flowers and even the fruits of different types of garden plants.

In addition to the above, there are plenty of other garden pests that can wreck havoc in an otherwise well-designed garden. Some of these insects that require immediate pest control measures are grasshoppers, leafhoppers, squash bugs, spider mites, whiteflies, tomato hornworms, wireworms, earwigs and flea beetles.

The sheer variety of the various types of garden pests make garden pest control an extremely important exercise. Unless pest control measures are not properly implemented, a garden can be totally destroyed by these garden pests. Garden pest control measures do come at a decent price tag (in the range of $4000-$6000 per hectare and per season). However, keeping in view the enormous damages that the garden pests can cause, these pest control techniques are certainly worth their prices. Only after proper garden pest control measures have been adopted, can a householder rest assured of having a healthy, pest-free garden.