Tobacco Caterpillar - Cabbage

Cabbage Cabbage

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My cauliflower is just infected with this..I thought it was slugs and treated that. But seems not.

Big holes and eaten up big leaves and lower leaves turn yellow.

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Mohammad Kaddoura Tobacco Caterpillar Please check this link for more details and preventive measures.

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Hi Mohammad Kaddoura Check out Southern Armyworm For more details click on above link

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M

I had a problem like that as well. I used diatomaceous earth. It was some kind of beetle that was eating mine.

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Maura Fox That might be Flea Beetles

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Saad Sreekanth M Maura Fox thank you all for your help. It seems the closest to what I have seen in my crops is Tobacco Caterpillar and Southern Armyworm I have been treating with Neem oil every month. But maybe I need something stronger or more frequent. Thoughts?

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Mohammad Kaddoura By using Neem oil 5ml/L will stop the leaf eating insect from feeding but will not kill them. If you think neem oil is not going to work then go for application of spinosad or Imidacloprid.

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Once the plant is damage by fungus or insect damage it gives off a scent that attracts more bugs to the plant spary the plant with a need oil spray after the bees are done for the night come back an hour or two later with a peppermint oil spray to mask the scent. I use about 30 drops of essential oil and just enough biodegradable dish soap to disperse the oil to a 32 ounce spray bottle. Do not use the sprays during the day it will kill the honey bees and burn the plants in the sunlight

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Here the same problem. Any suggestions for the treatment? I wanted to know the insect name.

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Hi Malong Bey Check out Cabbage Moth Cabbage White Butterfly For confirmation purpose please click on the above green hyperlink to get more details.

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