U povrće spadaju različite biljke, koje se upotrebljavaju u prehrani. Napada ih oko 400 vrsta kukaca, podjednak broj gljivica, bakterija i virusa. U prosjeku štetnici smanjuju urod povrća za polovinu, što znači da se bez uspješne zaštite ne može postići potpuni uspjeh. Kroz rad se spominju biljne vrste koje pripadaju plodovitom i lukovičastom povrću, te se opisuju najvažniji štetnici koji dolaze s njima. Mnoge vrste povrća imaju zajedničke štetnike poput rovca, grčica hrušta, žičnjaka i sovica pozemljuša. Ostali štetnici koji dolaze na plodovitom povrću su: nematode korjenovih kvržica, šampinjonske mušice, Puževi, krumpirova zlatica, lisne uši, cvjetni i duhanski štitasti moljac, koprivina grinja, lisni mineri, kalifornijski trips. Važniji štetnici lukovičastog povrća su: stabljična nematoda, lukova muha, češnjakova muha, lukova minirajuća muha, lukov moljac i duhanov trips.

Vegetables include various plants which are used in our diet. They are home for about 400 diferent species of insects, an equal number of fungi, bacteria and viruses. The average yield of vegetable attacked by pests are reduced to half, which means that without successful protection it can not be achieved complete success. Through the term paper are mentioned fruity and bulb vegetbles plant species, and described prime pests that come with them. Many vegetables have mutual pests like cricket moles, chafer, wireworms and moths through the land. Other pests on fruity vegetables are: nematode korjenovih kvržica, fungus flies, snails, potato beetle, aphids, floral and tobacco whitefly, mite, leaf miners, californian thrips. More important pests of bulbous vegetables are: stem nematodes, flies archers, garlic flies, flydiscriminatory archers, archers moth and tobacco trips.