This page by: Brent Rowell, Dept. of Horticulture, University of Kentucky, email: browell@uky.edu Introduction Larvae of the Diamondback Moth (DBM) cause very serious damage to cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Chinese kale, mustard, Kwangtung, cauliflower, broccoli, and others. DBM are resistant to many insecticides and are difficult to control. The usual symptoms of DBM damage are small … Read more
This page by: Brent Rowell, Dept. of Horticulture, University of Kentucky, email: browell@uky.edu Diamondback Moth Larvae of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella, or DBM) cause the most damage to crucifer crops worldwide and the most serious damage to vegetable crops in Southeast Asia. Crucifer crops affected include cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Chinese kale, cauliflower, broccoli, mustard, … Read more
Diamondback moth (DBM) and other pests of cabbages and other cruciferes have a number of natural enemies that help keep their populations under control. This page introduces a number of these natural enemies of cabbage pests. Diamondback moth (DBM) larval parasitoids The following pictures show some important larval parasitoids of the Diamond-back moth, which is … Read more
Cruciferes family Cabbage, cauliflower, kale belong to the Cruciferes family. Plants in that family have many pests in common. Learn more about these pests and their natural enemies in the following pages: Natural enemies of cabbage pests Parasitoids of DBM in Thailand Rearing DBM for parasitoids
