cabbage looper

noun

: a noctuid moth (Trichoplusia ni) having pale green white-striped larvae that feed on cruciferous plants

Examples of cabbage looper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Using Broad-Spectrum Pesticides Although pesticides are intended to treat nuisance insects, like aphids, cabbage loopers, and Japanese beetles, many of these chemicals can harm fireflies just as easily as the pests they're intended to treat. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026

Rather than keeping garlic near sage, grow it near other alliums like onions, or plant it near brassica crops to repel common pests, such as cabbage loopers, aphids, and spider mites. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 May 2026

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, 12 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cabbage looper

• grouper
• hooper
• keuper
• stupor
• super
• trooper
• paratrooper