If you have some time to enter the Lilliputian world of an insect, spend a few moments and gaze with amazement at the strange locomotion of the cabbage looper. Of all the creatures of Creation, this ...

A News Leader reader in Augusta County writes to ask: “How do I kill large striped bugs on collards? This is the first year I have noticed them.” Let’s tackle this topic in three phases: 1) possible ...

Dear Neil: Is there anything I can put on my cabbage plants as a preventive to avoid cabbage loopers this spring? A: Your lawn has brown patch, also called large patch by some university turf people.

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 ...

For the first time, researchers have identified how cabbage looper caterpillars in the field develop resistance to the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), which naturally occurs in the soil and on ...

Are you seeing holes in the leaves of your cabbage or other cole crops? Cole crops are those that belong to the mustard family, such as Brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, kohlrabi, ...