Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: Where in the dickens do cabbage worms come from???
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blkcloud |
Pulaski Tn blkcloud@igiles.net
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I have some cabbage plants planted in a spot where there havent been any grown with in 1/2 mile for years but..yep..I have cabbage worms...I have been using liquid sevin every 6-7 days but they are still there...how do they get there?? thanks!
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5/30/2007 9:56:23 PM
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springwater |
Gays Mills,WI
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Butterflies lay eggs and they hatch out there I believe.
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5/30/2007 11:11:49 PM
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Engel's Great Pumpkins and Carvings |
Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)
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yep those pretty little butterflies that like to hang around the mud puddles with the white wings.
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5/30/2007 11:23:56 PM
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Engel's Great Pumpkins and Carvings |
Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)
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Try a BT insecticide for cabbage worms.
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5/30/2007 11:24:31 PM
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Vader |
western PA
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I use sevin dust for my cabbage plants. I plant about 15 dozen plants. I give them a light dusting from a mason jar with holes in the lid at about 4 feet above them. the dust stays on them for a while and even after a light rain, the white residue is still visible on them. I only have to dust them for a few weeks. After the plants start taking off, I dont see any bugs or worms on them.
I used the spray years ago with poor results. The spray is soluable in water so even after a light rain or heavey morning dew it seemed to get washed off.
but I could be wrong
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5/31/2007 8:48:36 AM
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