Rarely has a gardening season gone by without my noticing cabbage moths floating around. The pale, delicate-looking creatures flit from plant to plant with a graceful flutter. Unlike most other moths ...

In this undated photo provided by Dan Olmstead in May 2017, diamondback moths mate on a cabbage leaf. Researchers in a New York cabbage patch are planning the first release on American soil of insects ...

Imagine rinsing fresh garden broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower or Brussels sprouts, only to observe green caterpillars squirming in the water below. You battle these critters from spring until your ...

Harsh lighting doesn’t ruin the chemistry of romantic trysts just for humans. Artificial lighting can miscue female moths into sending out skimpy, and possibly stinky, scents instead of their usual ...

July is here already. It seems like only yesterday that the daffodils were in bloom and the crab apples were flowering, although the heat and humidity are enough to make reality set in. With the ...

Parasitoid larvae that feed within caterpillars that eat cabbage plants influence the plant via the caterpillar, making the cabbage plant an unattractive prospect for moths looking for a spot to lay ...

A caterpillar I didn’t recognize decided my kale was mighty tasty. In a matter of a couple of weeks, a bluish-yellow worm devoured everything but the stems and ribs of the leaves. So I did what a lot ...

In a geographically wide distribution the life cycles of different populations of the cabbage moth Mamestra brassicae are adapted to a remarkable diversity of climatic conditions. This is undoubtedly ...

Cabbages are an easy vegetable to grow as long as you give them what they need: rich, well-draining soil and consistent moisture. Plus, they look delightful lined up in a row like a scene out of ...