Tag: cross-striped cabbageworm

• Question of the Week – Cross-striped Cabbageworm

  

  This week, the question was: Which brassica-feeding caterpillar is commonly found in groups on a single leaf, as shown here? These are cross-striped cabbageworms (CSCW). CSCW moths lay eggs in clusters of 3 to 25 rather than singly like most other brassica caterpillar pests. Because there are numerous caterpillars feeding on a single leaf once…

  Justin Ballew

  June 16, 2022

  Question of the Week

  Brassicas, cross-striped cabbageworm, Insects, Question of the Week