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.)


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