Imagine rinsing fresh garden broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower or Brussels sprouts, only to observe green caterpillars squirming in the water below. You battle these critters from spring until your ...

It is a treat to harvest and eat your very own homegrown broccoli and cabbage. But it’s not so delightful if your harvest is accompanied by a bunch of green caterpillars on the leaves. There are three ...

Are you seeing holes in the leaves of your cabbage or other cole crops? Cole crops are those that belong to the mustard family, such as Brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, kohlrabi, ...

The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, is one of the most destructive insect pests of cole crops (prefers cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and broccoli). Globally, the annual management cost of ...

Moths in general are fairly harmless, though many of the loopers like to live in your garden, especially cabbage moths that not only decimate cabbages but also Brussel sprouts, broccoli and the like.