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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: GRACELAND on August 03, 2009, 14:46:37

Title: Killing Caterpillars On Cabbages
Post by: GRACELAND on August 03, 2009, 14:46:37
Killing Caterpillars On Cabbages

Ie cabbage whites

Have netted um but still  one got in so apart from picking them off

What do you Use

I hear Derris Is no longer  :o
Title: Re: Killing Caterpillars On Cabbages
Post by: saddad on August 03, 2009, 16:15:43
I'm a squisher myself... but the "nematode" people have a biological control, not used it myself but might give it a go...  :-\
Title: Re: Killing Caterpillars On Cabbages
Post by: GRACELAND on August 03, 2009, 16:23:03
Thanks

There A pain  :'(
Title: Re: Killing Caterpillars On Cabbages
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 03, 2009, 18:24:36
BT would do it, as long as you get the right strain.