cabbage worms
Leaf-eating butterfly larvae
Cabbage worms are the larvae of white butterflies that feed on cabbage, broccoli, kale, and other plants in the mustard family.
The green caterpillars chew ragged holes in leaves and can devastate crops.
Gardeners pick them off by hand or use organic pesticides: The cabbage worms got to my broccoli before I did.
- garden pestHarmful backyard creature
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- damageHarm or impairment
- holeAbsence in matter
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
frass · larva · green · caterpillar · feed · brassicas · host plants · white butterfly · infestation · egg · insects · leaf · control · chew · metamorphosis · ravenous · molt · handpicking
garden impact/role
cabbage wormsbeneficial insects
Arthropods aiding agriculture
ladybugs · lacewings · parasitic wasps · pollinators · honeybees