cabbage looper
noun
: a noctuid moth (Trichoplusia ni) having pale green white-striped larvae that feed on cruciferous plants
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Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and other plant pests nibble holes into leaves, burrow into root crops, and harm your vegetables and fruits in other ways.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Learn How To Grow Sage Thyme Thyme is another herb that can reduce damage from cabbage loopers and cabbage whites.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
One big exception is tomato hornworms and cabbage loopers, both destructive pests targeting tomatoes and brassicas.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
This includes cabbage loopers and cabbage white worms.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
Be on the lookout for cabbage loopers, aphids, and cutworms.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
Nasturtiums have long been grown as a companion plant in the vegetable garden where they are used to manage aphids, cabbage loopers, whiteflies, and other pests.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Two other caterpillar pests of brassicas are the diamondback moth and the cabbage looper.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
Cabbage is another crop that benefits from the aromatic compounds emitted by rosemary, which are believed to repel cabbage looper moths.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 June 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Learn How To Grow Sage Thyme Thyme is another herb that can reduce damage from cabbage loopers and cabbage whites.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
One big exception is tomato hornworms and cabbage loopers, both destructive pests targeting tomatoes and brassicas.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
This includes cabbage loopers and cabbage white worms.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
Be on the lookout for cabbage loopers, aphids, and cutworms.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
Nasturtiums have long been grown as a companion plant in the vegetable garden where they are used to manage aphids, cabbage loopers, whiteflies, and other pests.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Two other caterpillar pests of brassicas are the diamondback moth and the cabbage looper.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
Cabbage is another crop that benefits from the aromatic compounds emitted by rosemary, which are believed to repel cabbage looper moths.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 June 2024
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