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How do you kill the cabbage worm?

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There is only one effective way to kill the green cabbage worm, cabbage worm or cabbage looper and that is with Bacillus Thuringiensis or Bt. It is a naturally occurring bacterium found in the soil. It won't harm humans on beneficial insects. Only worms/caterpillars. No it won't kill earthworms. read more

Cabbage worms are repelled by thyme, so it would be a good idea to plant thyme near your susceptible plants. Cabbage worms are attracted to mustard plants, so planting mustard near more valuable plants can be a good trap for cabbage worms. Once they take over the mustard, you can destroy the plant. Try planting red leafed varieties of cabbage. read more

Imported Cabbage Worms are the white butterflies with the black spots (Image 1). Cabbage Loopers are the night flying brown mottled moths. The third cabbage worm that eats your cabbage and other plants is the Diamondback Moths. They are small and brownish with a turned up tail. read more

The fuzzy cabbage worm is the ever-hungry larva of the cabbage butterfly. These green caterpillars eat broccoli (Brasisica oleracea var. italica), kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephla), cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) and other brassica family members, as well as cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata). read more

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