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Old 06-11-2006, 07:58 AM posted to aus.gardens
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Default Broccoli and white butterflies and gruns Control ?

"Brad" wrote in message
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What is the best way to fix the above problem in the most un

toxic way
.(I have kids and animals that may have potential contact)


Make fake cabbage moths using old white opaque plastic milk cartons.
Cut out tiny butterflies, complete with feelers (the kids will love
doing it), add 4 dots with a black texta. Cut a couple of slits in
the butterflies and stick satay skewers through the slits then shove
those into green bamboo canes and put them amongst the broccoli.

Cabbage moths are teritorial and whent hey see what they think is
another butterfly they move on (not totally successful but enough to
allow you to get a crop and nothing is ever totally successful)