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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Researchers in a New York cabbage patch are planning the first release on American soil of insects genetically engineered to die before they can reproduce. It’s a pesticide-free ...

Scientists have bred a genetically modified moth to reduce pest damages that affect crops such as kale, cabbage and broccoli. They described the technique as a pesticide-free and environment-friendly ...

If you see these little white butterflies in your garden, take action to protect your brassicas before the cabbage worm moths lay eggs. This article is part of ourOrganic Pest Control Series, which ...

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 ...

If you like coleslaw — or kimchi or sauerkraut on your hot dog — you should worry about cabbage. This staple veggie has been under constant threat for decades, along with broccoli, cauliflower, ...

Earlier this spring, Anthony Shelton found himself planting a cabbage patch with members of his lab in upstate New York. “We’re A to Z here,” says Shelton, who is an entomologist at Cornell University ...

Cabbage moths, also known as “cabbage white”, are actually butterflies. Deakin University Associate Professor in zoology Philip Barton said the insects were an introduced pest from Europe, and like ...