The paper reports on the insect and mite pests recorded and documented between1948-2003 from the vegetable crops (brinjal, potato, sweet potato, aroids, yams, cabbage, cauliflower, knolkhol, radish, turnip, lady's finger, tomato, cucurbits, beans, kangkong, lettuce and amaranthus) ecosystems from Bangladesh. Over 175 species of insect and mite pests have been recorded with their common and scientific names, orders, families and pest status (key/ major, minor and occasional). This testifies to the great diversity of the insect and mite pests in the vegetable crop ecosystems in Bangladesh.