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Broccoli is a popular vegetable in both fresh and frozen forms and has become a common vegetable in salad bars. Recently it has been found to contain certain substances associated with reducing the risk of cancer. Higher concentrations of the substance are found in seed sprouts than in heads.
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Google PR: Take a look under the leaves and see if you find any small green caterpillars. The damage you describe makes me think you have a few cabbage loopers, the larvae of small white butterfly. If you find them, pick them off and toss them away for the birds to find.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Cabbage looper larvae eat large, irregular holes in the outer leaves of cabbage plants, sometimes eating into the heads of cabbages. Heavy infestations often result in skeletonized plants, as all but the leaf veins are usually eaten.
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Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Larva Cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) Cabbage loopers are catepillars of the moth Trichoplusia ni. These caterpillars are considered to be a pest species on cruciferous plants, such as broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, and are easily reared from egg to adult in about three weeks.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: EB1414 Author(s): Arthur L. Antonelli The imported cabbage worm, diamondback moth, several loopers, and a number of cutworms and armyworms all thrive on members of the cabbage family [broccoli, cauliflower, kale, brussel sprouts, collards, kohlrabi, and cabbage].
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: The cabbage looper is found throughout Canada, Mexico, and the United States wherever crucifers are cultivated, and on any other continents. However, overwintering in the United States apparently occurs only in the southernmost states.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: February 2005 (pr) HG/Garden/2005-03 Cabbage in the Garden Dan Drost and Michael Johnson Summary Cabbage is a cool season vegetable that prefers sunny locations and fertile, well-drained soil. Incorporate plenty of organic matter and a complete fertilizer into the area before planting.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Inuence of Larval Age on the Lethal and Sublethal Effects of the Nucleopolyhedrovirus of Trichoplusia ni in the Cabbage Looper Maynard L. Milks,1 Igor Burnstyn, and Judith H.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: A number of caterpillar pests feed on members of the cabbage family broccoli, cauliflower, kale, brussel sprouts, collards, kohlrabi, and of course, cabbage. While a dozen or more caterpillar pests attack this plant group, a few major ones inflict the most damage.
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It causes damage similar to that of the imported cabbage worm. Feeding from the underside, it causes ragged holes in leaves and deposits dark pellets of excrement.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: The cabbage looper is found throughout Canada, Mexico, and the United States wherever crucifers are cultivated, and on any other continents. However, overwintering in the United States apparently occurs only in the southernmost states.
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Host: Cole crops such as cabbage, collards, broccoli, cauliflower, and turnips are commonly infested. Cabbage loopers also feed on other vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, celery, parsley, beets, peas, potatoes, and tomatoes. Other hosts include alfalfa, soybeans, and cotton.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: February 2005 (pr) HG/Garden/2005-04 Cauliflower in the Garden Dan Drost and Michael Johnson Summary Cauliflower is a cool season vegetable that prefers a sunny location and fertile, well-drained soil. Incorporate plenty of organic matter and a complete fertilizer into the area before planting.
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