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Pests include [[root-knot nematode]]s and [[Delia radicum|cabbage maggot]]s, which produce stunted and wilted plants with yellow leaves; [[aphid]]s, which induce stunted plants with curled and yellow leaves; [[harlequin cabbage bug]]s, which cause white and yellow leaves; [[thrip]]s, which lead to leaves with white-bronze spots; [[striped flea beetle]]s, which riddle leaves with small holes; and [[caterpillar]]s, which leave behind large, ragged holes in leaves.<ref name=Brad57>[[#Bradley|Bradley et al.]], pp. 57–59</ref> The caterpillar stage of the "small cabbage white butterfly" (''[[Pieris rapae]]''), commonly known in the United States as the "imported cabbage worm", is a major cabbage pest in most countries.<ref name="Finch2007"/> |
Pests include [[root-knot nematode]]s and [[Delia radicum|cabbage maggot]]s, which produce stunted and wilted plants with yellow leaves; [[aphid]]s, which induce stunted plants with curled and yellow leaves; [[harlequin cabbage bug]]s, which cause white and yellow leaves; [[thrip]]s, which lead to leaves with white-bronze spots; [[striped flea beetle]]s, which riddle leaves with small holes; and [[caterpillar]]s, which leave behind large, ragged holes in leaves.<ref name=Brad57>[[#Bradley|Bradley et al.]], pp. 57–59</ref> The caterpillar stage of the "small cabbage white butterfly" (''[[Pieris rapae]]''), commonly known in the United States as the "imported cabbage worm", is a major cabbage pest in most countries.<ref name="Finch2007"/> |
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The large white butterfly (''[[Pieris brassicae]]'') is prevalent in eastern European countries. The diamondback moth (''[[Plutella xylostella]]'') and the cabbage moth (''[[Mamestra brassicae]]'') thrive in the higher summer temperatures of continental Europe, where they cause considerable damage to cabbage crops.<ref name="Finch2007"/ |
The large white butterfly (''[[Pieris brassicae]]'') is prevalent in eastern European countries. The diamondback moth (''[[Plutella xylostella]]'') and the cabbage moth (''[[Mamestra brassicae]]'') thrive in the higher summer temperatures of continental Europe, where they cause considerable damage to cabbage crops.<ref name="Finch2007"/> The cabbage looper (''[[Cabbage looper|Trichoplusia ni]]'') is infamous in North America for its voracious appetite and for producing frass that contaminates plants.<ref>Turini TA, Daugovish O, Koike ST, Natwick ET, Ploeg A, Dara SK, Fennimore SA, Joseph S, LeStrange M, Smith R, Subbarao KV, Westerdahl BB. Revised continuously. ''UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines Cole Crops.'' UC ANR Publication 3442. Oakland, CA.</ref> In India, the diamondback moth has caused losses up to 90 percent in crops that were not treated with insecticide.<ref>[[#Janick|Janick]], p. 195</ref> Destructive soil insects such as the cabbage root fly (''[[Delia radicum]]'') has larvae can burrow into the part of plant consumed by humans.<ref name="Finch2007">{{cite book |author1=Finch, Stan |author2=Collier, Rosemanry H. |chapter=Cruciferous root crop insects: Ecology and control |title=Encyclopedia of Pest Management |volume=2 |year=2007 |editor-last=Pimentel, David |publisher=CRC Press |pages=131–134 |isbn=978-1-4200-5361-6}}</ref> |
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Planting near other members of the cabbage family, or where these plants have been placed in previous years, can prompt the spread of pests and disease.<ref name=Brad56/> Excessive water and excessive heat can also cause cultivation problems.<ref name=Brad57/> |
Planting near other members of the cabbage family, or where these plants have been placed in previous years, can prompt the spread of pests and disease.<ref name=Brad56/> Excessive water and excessive heat can also cause cultivation problems.<ref name=Brad57/> |