Aphids & Cabbage Worms - Help!
gardenmommy_2010
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Comments (20)I was 'disappointed in row covers' (linked above) so I tried tulle last year on the nifty row houses a very generous and ingenious SO built for me - it worked well, but there were still a few lingering problems. The tulle was very fragile and ripped easily when it caught on the wood - those using pvc likely wouldn't have this problem - last year was very very wet and it seemed like the tulle was still restricting airflow a bit and even the 108" width wasn't quite wide enough to accomodate the height of the row houses, which themselves were still shorter than the brussels sprouts! So this year I bought 2 lengths of 72" nylon netting, which is similar to tulle but cheaper, stiffer, and with larger holes hoping to fix those problems, and here is my finished brassica bed for this year: and a close-up of the netting:...See MoreKeeping ahead of the cabbage worms
Comments (7)IME, covers are essentially 100% ineffective. Wind tears them in no time, at least the spun stuff that I have. This year and last year have seen a huge decrease in the imported cabbage moth infestation here. I have no idea why. Insect cycles are pretty inscrutable. Last year around this time it was looking like my best kale crop ever because of the low incidence of cabbage-worms, and then aphids completely destroyed the crop in July and August. Had never had any significant aphid problem before then. So I expect a similar result this year with some really beautiful cauliflower and broccoli plants that I have going. Seems like Brassica is a tough garden crop in the warmer parts of the northeast (whereas in the deep south imported cabbage-moth has not naturalized). A friend of mine who gardened for decades in northern Vermont never heard of bug problems until she came here. Kale grows easier than a toe-nail up there and carrots get to be the size of parsnips....See MoreCollards being pillaged by cabbage worms. Info?
Comments (4)Sorry to say this, but IMPE, it's getting down to the end of the cole crop season - I don't bother trying to keep anything going once the moths find my plants - just wait until Fall & start over. P.S. soap spray might kill those tiny caterpillars faster than Bt...See MoreAlready Found Cabbage Worms on the Broccoli
Comments (19)Betty, The aspargus news is great. Hearing that cabbage worms are that far north this early is not so great. Just because I said I 'rarely' see the diamondback moths and their cabbage looper offspring here, one of the moths came and landed right in the mulch beside me the next day, as if to say "I'm here!" So, I am sure I'll find some cabbage loopers on something any day now. Heather, Have you seen any lady bugs around yet? If they are there, they'll gobble up the aphids in no time at all. At my house, when I first see aphids in the spring, if I ignore them, the lady bugs will show up approximately 3 to 7 days later and start eating the aphids. I haven't seen any ladybugs yet here, but then maybe I just haven't had anything for them to eat yet. It is still pretty early. I don't think I've ever seen aphids on onions so am unsure if aggressive action should be taken. If you don't think they're doing too much damage, I'd wait and see if the rain handles them. Of course, if spraying with neem would make you happy because it is one less thing to worry about, then go ahead and zap them with it so you just don't even have to worry about it. The neem isn't going to hurt. If the aphids are on the peas, I'd spray with neem if the lady bugs aren't around. Aphids can be quite damaging to peas and lots of folks don't check the undersides of the leaves for them, so don't realize they have an aphid problem until the leaves start showing symptoms. It is so much better if you can stop them before the leaves start showing damage. Generally, the only insect I worry about with onions is thrips, although I rarely see them here. I watch carefully for the thrips because they can do a great deal of damage to onions. I am seeing leaf miner damage on my cole crops and spinach, but that's pretty typical for this early in the year. I just ignore it and the miners generally go away. Dawn...See Morebr33
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