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Re: Quest from NEW VEG GARDENER

Michael D. Cook wrote:
> 
Sheila,

The white butterflies lay their eggs on the leaves of brassicas.  These
eggs hatch into green worms that eat the leaves and flowers.  They can
be easily controlled with Bt.

Cabbage maggots are the larvae of a small grey fly (like a small
housefly).  The fly lays her eggs on the soil by the stem and the larvae
burrow into the soil and eat the roots.  Predatory nematodes are a good
control if they are viable, but I have had batches that were either dead
or I timed the application incorrectly.  See my Reemay report from
yesterday for my success with that product.

I'm going to be in N.E. Pa next week, across the Delaware from the
village of Hancock, N.Y.  Has it rained a lot in that part of N.Y.
recently?  (I'm primarily interested in the water level in the
Delaware.  Heavy rain makes it too high to fish!)

Steve  (Maritime...)

---snip
> 
> Cabbage fly maggots - your plants will start wilting.  Watch for the white
> butterfly that lays the eggs around your plants.
> 
---snip
> Sheila Smith
> mikecook@pipeline.com
> Niles, MI  USA, Z 5/6
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