Re: White Moths
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: White Moths
- From: M* L* <m*@micron.net>
- Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 19:01:44 -0600
At 01:16 PM 7/6/98 -0700, you wrote:
>> The white moths may not eat foliage, but their offspring (larvae) sure do.
>> The larvae are velvety pale green, and they gobble cabbage, cauliflower,
>> kale, kohlrabi, mustard, radish and turnip leaves. You can prevent damage
>> by covering plants (before eggs are laid) with agricultural fleece or
>> reemay, or use BT. The larvae are known as imported cabbageworms. Margaret
>
>Thanks, Margaret,
>I appreciate the help. Does that mean,
>that they will also eat my flowers, or do
>I only have to cover veggies?
> -- Rachel, in the
>Garden of Weedin'
>Pacific NW - Oregon
> Zone 6
I think their eating habits are specific, but ask others on the list. Oh,
I'll bet the larvae will eat ornamental kale, too. Margaret
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