Attn: NZers
Hi, Everybody,
New Zealanders may want to start checking for cabbage loopers about now. I just found my first ones of the season. They are caterpillars, about one and a half cm long, almost exactly the same shade of light green as a broccoli stalk. They go after broccoli, cauliflower, and relatives, and may hide right under/inside the head, of on the underside of leaves. They also may make lots of holes in the leaves. I tried washing, but they are sticky, and had to be picked off by hand. I will apply Spinosad (Yates "Success" brand), tomorrow (or whenever it finally stops raining.) -- Get Credit Where Credit Is Due http://www.cardreport.com/ Credit Tools, Reference, and Forum |
il Sat, 8 Jan 2005 20:59:20 -0800, Antipodean Bucket Farmer ha
scritto: Hi, Everybody, New Zealanders may want to start checking for cabbage loopers about now. I just found my first ones of the season. They are caterpillars, about one and a half cm long, almost exactly the same shade of light green as a broccoli stalk. They go after broccoli, cauliflower, and relatives, and may hide right under/inside the head, of on the underside of leaves. They also may make lots of holes in the leaves. I tried washing, but they are sticky, and had to be picked off by hand. I will apply Spinosad (Yates "Success" brand), tomorrow (or whenever it finally stops raining.) Stops raining??? I wish. It's soo cold my tomatoes have that funny spotty look they get when the supermarkets put theirs in the cooler. One day it's 30° C and windy, the next it's 16° C and freezing wet. Next week the cycle will repeat itself sigh what a summer. At least the aphids hate it too. -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
il Sat, 8 Jan 2005 20:59:20 -0800, Antipodean Bucket Farmer ha
scritto: Hi, Everybody, New Zealanders may want to start checking for cabbage loopers about now. I just found my first ones of the season. They are caterpillars, about one and a half cm long, almost exactly the same shade of light green as a broccoli stalk. They go after broccoli, cauliflower, and relatives, and may hide right under/inside the head, of on the underside of leaves. They also may make lots of holes in the leaves. I tried washing, but they are sticky, and had to be picked off by hand. I will apply Spinosad (Yates "Success" brand), tomorrow (or whenever it finally stops raining.) Stops raining??? I wish. It's soo cold my tomatoes have that funny spotty look they get when the supermarkets put theirs in the cooler. One day it's 30° C and windy, the next it's 16° C and freezing wet. Next week the cycle will repeat itself sigh what a summer. At least the aphids hate it too. -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
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