White Butterfly

Garden Problems , Garden Products

White butterfly caterpillars are pests of cabbages, cauliflowers, sprouts and other brassicas and plants in the vegetable patch.

Identify the problem
White butterfly are the adults of a caterpillar that can do great damage to cabbage and other similar plants in the garden vegetable patch and other plants.
How to solve the problem
To get rid of white butterfly caterpillars:
- For white butterfly caterpillars use Organic Insect Control. It can safely be applied to the cabbages and other brassicas that the white butterfly caterpillars eat and there is only a one day withholding period.
Did you know?
Recently the Great White Butterfly has been found in the Nelson region of New Zealand. This is a new invasive pest and could have implications for agriculture.
The scientific name of the white butterflies are:
- The small white or cabbage white butterfly - Pieris rapae
- The large white or large cabbage white butterfly - Pieris brassicae