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Caterpillars Targeting Broccoli And Cauliflower?
Sounds like the attack of the Cabbage Butterfly. Don't despair, just
get some BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) from your garden center, mix it up, spray it on, repeat according to package directions. It's a bacillus that kills only caterpillars, not toxic to you (organic approved), and one of the few sprays I bother to put on my garden. It's sold under a number of brand names: just ask for BT at the garden center. If shopping at a big box store where the help knows nada about gardening, just look at the ingredients label till you find one that says BT, and FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS on the label. (Shouting because so many don't read all directions, think more is good, and end up poisoning the world or at least wasting product!) Good luck. W. Antipodean Bucket Farmer wrote: Hi Everybody, I have experienced a caterpillar attack on my broccoli and then similar-appearing damage to my cauliflower. The broccoli was an obvious victim, since I caught them in the act, swarming on the head of a couple of plants one morning. The cauliflower have recieved lots of holes in the the leaves, just like a previous symptom on the broccoli. And I also found a bunch of apparant larvae on one of the cauliflower leaves. However, other vegetables in the same area were left alone. Is this just a coincidence? Just a random, one-time distribution of the caterpillar population? Or does this indicate some dietary preference? This specific gang of perpetrators are each about a centemetre or so long, neon-green, and walk with a sort of "inch-worm" type wave through their body (but the legs are obvious.) I think the butterfly version is a small, white variety. Comments? Thanks. -V. -- Joseph S. Larson 27 Arnold Road Pelham, MA 01002-9757 413-256-8256 http://myprofile.cos.com/larson358 |
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