Horticulture/Daucus

Daucus is the genus of plants that includes carrots, wild carrots, and several related plants, including from 22 to 25 species.

Description
Flowers in large umbels.

Species

 * ../Daucus carota/ (Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace)

Uses
Some species are grown for the edible roots, but otherwise grown for their flowers.

Harvesting
Roots of edible species are harvested the first year, before flower stalks are created.

Pests and diseases
../Root Rot/ ../Blight/
 * Phymatotrichum omnivorum
 * Sclerotium rolfsii

../Boron Deficiency/

../Calcium Deficiency/

../Aphids/ ../Hoppers/ ../Bugs/ ../Flies/ ../Beetles/ ../Weevils/ ../Caterpillars/
 * Carrot-Willow Aphid: ../Cavariella aegopodii/
 * Coriander Aphid: ../Hyadaphis coriandri/
 * Green Peach Aphid: ../Myzus persicae/
 * Melon Aphid: ../Aphis gossypii/
 * Honeysuckle Aphid: ../Hyadaphis foeniculi/
 * Leaf Curling Plum Aphid: ../Brachycaudus helichrysi/
 * Aster Leafhopper: ../Macrosteles facifrons/
 * Garden Fleahopper: ../Halticus bractatus/
 * Tarnished Plant Bug: ../Lygus lineolaris/
 * Western Tarnished Plant Bug: ../Lygus hesperus/
 * Pale Legume Bug: ../Lygus elisus/
 * American Serpentine Leafminer: ../Liriomyza trifolii/
 * Carrot Rust Fly: ../Psila rosae/
 * Palestriped Flea Beetle: ../Systena blanda/
 * Carrot Weevil: ../Listronotus oregonensis/
 * Vegetable Weevil: ../Listroderes difficilis/
 * Alfalfa Webworm: ../Loxostege cerealis/
 * Beet Webworm: ../Loxostege stricticalis/
 * Parsleyworm: ../Papilio polyxenes/
 * Anise Swallowtail: ../Papilio zelicanon/
 * Celery Leaftier: ../Udea rubigalis/
 * Beet Armyworm: ../Spodoptera exigua/