Ragweeds

Common Name: Common Ragweed, Giant Ragweed

Genus: Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Ambrosia trifida

Identification: Common - This annual broafleaf can grow to 4 feet in height. The stems and leaves area blue-green color and the leaves are deeply lobed with rounded tips.Small hairs cover the underside of the leaf, resulting in a gray appearance. Giant - Thepurple seedling has large round cotyledons. It also is a tall erectannual with opposite leaves that are lobed and attached to the stemwith a long petioles.

Geographic Distribution: Common throughout the United States. It is often found in waste areas and along ditches.

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Crops affected by Ragweeds

Bushberry
Corn
Corn - Field
Corn - Pop
Corn - Seed
Corn - Sweet
Cotton
Oriental Radish
Soybeans
Summer Squash
Tobacco
Winter Squash
Yam Bean

Additional Pests

Adult Cucumber Beetle
Amaranthes
Amaranthus palmeri, Amaranthus hybridus, Amaranthus spinosus
Aphids
Therioaphis maculata, Dysphis plantaginea, Acyrthosiphon kondoi, Acyrthosiphon kondoi, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aphis gossypi
Armyworm, Beet
Spodoptera
Armyworms
Barnyardgrass
Echinochloa
Billbugs
Bittercress
Black Cutworm
Black Flea Beetle
Black Nightshade
Blister Beetle
Boll Weevil
Anthonomus
Broadleaf Filaree
Broadleaf Signalgrass
Cabbage Looper
Trichoplusia
Carpetweed
Cereal Leaf Beetle
Chickweed
Chinch Bug
Click Beetles
Clover
Colorado Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa
Common Cocklebur
Xanthium
Corn Borers
Corn Earworm
Corn Rootworm
Corn Silkfly
Crabgrass
Digitaria sanguinalis, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria ciliaris
Cucumber Beetle
Cupgrass
Eriochloa gracilis, Eriochloa villosa
Cutworms
Agrotis ipsilon, Agrotis orthogonia, Peridroma saucia
Dandelion
Eastern Nightshade
Solanum americanum, Solanum nigrum, Solanum ptycanthum, Solanum saccachoides
European Corn Borer
Ostrinia
Fall Armyworm
Spodoptera
Field Pennycress
Flea Beetles
Foxtail Species
Setaria venticillata, Setaria faberi, Setaria viridis, Setaria glauca
Fuller Rose Beetle
Goosegrass
Eleusine
Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes, Camnula pellacida
Ground Beetles
Japanese Beetle
Jimsonweed
Datura
Johnsongrass seedling
Sorghum
June Beetle
Kochia
Kochia
Lady Beetle
Lambsquarters
Chenopodium
Leafminer
Liriomyza trifolii, Liriomyza sativa, Liriomyza huidobrensis
Lesser Cornstalk Borer
Loopers
Lygus Bug
Lygus
Mealybugs
Morningglory
Nightshades
Solanum americanum, Solanum nigrum, Solanum ptycanthum, Solanum saccachoides
Northern Corn Rootworm
Diabrotica longicornus barberi, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera
Nutsedges
Cyperus rotundus, Cyperus esculentus
Panicum, Fall
Panicum
Panicum, Texas
Panicum
Pennsylvania Smartweed
Polygonum
Perennial Ryegrass
Pigweed, Redroot
Amaranthus
Pink Bollworm
Pectinophora
Plantain
Prickly Sida
Sida
Sandbur, Field
Cenchrus
Sap Beetle
Seedcorn Beetle
Seedcorn Maggot
Shattercane
Sorghum
Sicklepod
Cassia
Snout Beetle
Sod Webworm
Southern Corn Leaf Beetle
Southern Corn Rootworm
Diabrotica
Southwestern Corn Borer
Diatrea
Spider Mites
Tetranychus urticae, Tetranychus turkestani, Tetranychus pacificus, Tetranychus cinnabarinus
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica
Sprangletop
Spurge
Spurred Anoda
Anoda
Squash Bug
Stalk Borer
Stink Bug
Nezara viridula, Chlorockroa say, Euschistus consperus
Sugarcane Beetle
Sunflower Beetle
Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus
Thistle
Thrips
Tobacco Budworm
Helicoverpa
Velvetleaf
Abutilon
Venice Mallow
Hibiscus
Waterhemp
Western Corn Rootworm
Diabrotica longicornus barberi, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera
White Grub
Whitefringed Beetle
Wild Mustard
Brassica
Wild Sunflower
Helianthus
Wireworms
Melanotus fissilis, Limonius spp. Many species in the order Coleoptera, family Elatoridae.
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