Hi, Everybody,
New Zealanders may want to start checking for cabbage loopers about now.
I just found my first ones of the season.
They are caterpillars, about one and a half cm long, almost exactly the same shade of light green as a broccoli stalk. They go after broccoli, cauliflower, and relatives, and may hide right under/inside the head, of on the underside of leaves. They also may make lots of holes in the leaves.
I tried washing, but they are sticky, and had to be picked off by hand.
I will apply Spinosad (Yates "Success" brand), tomorrow (or whenever it finally stops raining.)